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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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Director, FBI
DATE:
: January 24 , 1952
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(44-270)
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KARRI T*-MOORE - VICTIM
HARRIETTtE-IOORE - VICTIM
CIVIL RIGHTS
Rerep ASAC W. W, BURKE, Jr*, Miami, 1-11-52 .
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There are enclosed herewith revised Pages
rerep which it is requested be substituted*
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Enclosures
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FEB'2 1952
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ASST. DIRECTOR A. ROSEN-
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UNSUBS., HARRY T. MOORE, HARRIET 6 T
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photos of suspects and klan : v mKRts favorably hith
mims, FLA. and he states photo of I r AUG0ST 0 f
L arcer of no men AT MIMS " 1 AKA
nineteen fiftyone as .to mmebeab °“ T ter garden, FLA. FURNI-
□ «NS, FLA. FO.ER »BE - A * ^ ^ ^ T0 * '
about august of
Ml«. E0BME? jroAH mOM HE BELIEVES TO BE
SHED NAMES OF ALEX SCHMITT • R q A bj)£N AREA. BACKGROUND
active in terroist ACTIVI ™ S suspects. additional ACMAINT
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UNSUBS, HARRY T« raOQRE, HARRIETT MOORE, VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR# WALTER
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DELIVERY MAN FROM DAYTONA BEACH STATED ON DAY FOLLOWING BOMBING HE
HEARD A RUMOR THAT A LONG CORD WAS FOUND AT SCENE OF BOMBING IMMEDIATELlj
AFTER INCIDENT, CORD SUPPOSEDLY EXTENDED FROM HOUSE TO A DISTANCE OF
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FEET, EFFORTS BEING MADE TO LOCATE AND INTERVIEW
BELL BAKERY DELIVERY MAN, BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUING ON ALL
SUSPECTS PRIOR TO INTERVIEWS,
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DATE: 1/9/52
ATTENTION : FBI LABORATORY
UNKNOWN SUBJECTS;
HARRY ToiiG ORE; -
HARRIE^IOORE; -
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Victim (deceased)
Victim (deceased)
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There is be ing shipped tinder separate cover via American
Railway Express one box containing a portion of one of the matyesses on
which the victims were sleeping and 8 piece s of woo d containing; sjmokft and
other blasting effects. Each piece of wood has -been wrapped separately
and the portion of the mattress is unwrapped.
to determine:
It is desired the Laboratory examine the pieces of wood
1.. Any pieces of' bronze or copper embedded in the
wood to indicate whether or not a blasting can
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was used to d etonate -.the ..unk nown explosive char ge
2. Whether the grey foreign substances on one of the
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the mattress contains, sevfl-ra.1 h-retaks -in thP.^-.3-e3f.-i.ng r The mattress material
should be" examined to determine whether any particles are contained therein
to indicate whether a blasting cap was used and ajny other foreign material
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which may be of some light on instant explosion. > This portion of the
mattress was dn~TKe' 'bottom'" 'and"the“^rt““co'Htdinin^ the breaks in the ticking
was next to the springs and immediately abdvethe blast. For the information
of the Laboratory this mattress was considerably iiralked on by persons
around the scene and therefore may contain sojae contaminated material from
the shoes of persons walking on the mattress. Therefore it is believed
necessary to examine only the inner portion of the mattress for foreign
material.
All of this matter may be disposed of by the Laboratory
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Laboratory Work Sheet
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EXPEDITE
Re : UNKNOWN SUBJECTS;
HARRY T. MOORE, Victim
HARRIETT MOORE, Victim
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Lab. # PC-31935 FA
Examination requested by: SAC, Miami (44-270)
Date of reference communication: Let 1-9-52
Examination requested:
Result of Examination:
Explosives
Date received: 1-14-52
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Examination by:
Specimens submitted for examination
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iwiiere; her martyred husbands ■ jfunerab services, werje^held duller # Wairen. Led-by^ the veteran kpl\ police^ brutality' '‘prabticeci;
jlist jeyen days before, inourners gathered from many states Negro ' women’s' leader; and^former against .Negroes,;/ visited ’Gov ; !
, to; pay their last /respects’' .to Mrs. — r ~ — ■ — . „ T . r — V /- - editor,: Airs. ; .'Chariottaj(Bass ,V the 4f^ed -E* 'Dris.coU; demanding thaj |
Harriet Moore and to 4 repeat with j ■ protecting Negro, lite and prop- delegates placed vigorous demands be place the state oh record against;
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priority, until there ■ was .an inter-, f ronl 12 noon' to 2- p.m/'Friday, ^ the' oppression . of* the Negro
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t - V". y^ i jyith all labor and the Negro -peq- mlu:derers iof 'the. Moores. / ■ - 1 were issued by.. CbmniuniSJts-; in-
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HARRY To MOORE, HARRIETT
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CIVIL RIGHTS
(MIAMI FILE 44-270)
I . PRESENT SUSPECTS
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At the present time the suspects being considered are as follows:
1. AND
' ANDY. FORTENBERRY is still being considered one of the main
suspects in instant matter for reasons as were set out in Miami letter
the Director under date of January 6, 1952.
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Numerous interviews have been conducted with individual residents
of Brevard County who have been interested in the County politics, but who
have been more or less connected with the side of DAVE NESBIT who defeated
FORTENBERRY in the final election of November, 1950,' for his position .as
County Commissioner. -All of the mentioned interviews have resulted, in the
findings that FORTENBERRY could have well been involved in such an aot to
further his political power in the County, though there have been no specific
allegations that he did in fact do the job or have it done.
INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
Arrangements are presently being made to confidentially follow the
activities of FORTENBERRY and it is contemplated that interviews will be
conducted with those known individuals who were active in the campaign on
the side of FORTENBERRY, and to eventually interview the suspect himself .
Time is being taken, however, to study FORTENBERRY® s reactions following
open contact with those who will, in all probability contact him after contact
is 'made with them by Agents*
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2. TILLMAN h AeLVIN .
3. EARL Jyj BROOKLYN
BELVIN and BROOKLYN are being considered as suspects as a result
of information developed in Mims, Florida, while conducting routine inter- ^
views amont the colored residents to the effect that two men had made inquiry
at the Mims Confectionery Store during the latter part of July or the early
part of August* 1951, regarding the whereabouts of HARRY T. MOORE 9 s residence
COPIES DESTROYED
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44-270
Reasonably nnmnlp.tp. rin. scrip tions were obtained from a colored resident
named | | The description included the information that the
larger of the two fellows was wearing cowboy boots and a cowboy hat; the
second, a much shorter one, was wearing some kind of a hunters cap# Realizing
that the people around the cattle raising part of the state would be most
likely to wear this type clothing, contact was made with Informants at
Orlando, Florida# Informant, upon being furnished the description, immediately
named BELVIN as answering same, and in answer to the second description named
BROOKLYN, who constantly wears a baseball cap#
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It has been determined, that both of the named individuals are
members of the Georgia Klan of KKK in Orlando, Florida; having been at one
time expelled for having taken part in militant activity 'without sanction
of the organization. They with four or five other individuals, after ex-
pulsion, had been reinstated by the administrative head from Atlanta,
Georgia. Both of these individuals, as well as a number of others in the
Orlando organization, are known to have very bad reputations and are known
.to be very anti-Negro. They are excellent suspects as they seem to delight
in taking part in such activitiea, according .to the information developed.
INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
Interviews are being conducted in Orlando, Florida, for the
purpose of developing background information relative to both BELVTN and
BROOKLYN. Credit and criminal information is being determined. Arrangements
have been made so that both may be confidentially covered with respect to
reactions on the part of each. Open interviews with suspects are contem-
plated in the near future .«
4* THE KKK. PARTICULARLY THE ORLANDO. FLORIDA BRANCH OF TIE GEORGIA KLAN
This particular organization is being strongly suspicioned in
view of the membership of the above-named suspects, and the fact that in
and near Orlando, Florida during the past year there have been at least
five acts of violence ' against Negroes. The belief has been expressed by
several of those interviewed in the Orlando vicinity that this particular
outfit has been responsible for every single one of the incidents.
INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
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All information possible Is being obtained during interviews with
regard to BELVIN and BROOKLYN which would eventually connect the complete
outfit with the bombing of HARRY MQQRE ? s - home. Other investigation consists
of contact with informants.
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5. Kffi NAACP
Suspicion in this direction still exists for the simple reason
that the organization has utilized to the Nth degree the publicity for
propaganda purposes.
INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
Investigation along this particular line of thought can only be
conducted through Informants and interviews . , Interviews with members of
the NAACP in the State of Florida are being continued.
6. TIE COMMUNIST P ARTY
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In view of the action taken on the part of many organizations,
considered by the Attorney General to be subversive, by attending the
funerals of Victims HARRY and HARRIETT MOORE in organized bodies, and in
one instance the passing of literature among those present, this angle
cannot be discounted.
INVESTIGATIV E ACTION
Investigation along this particular line is being continued
through contacts with SI Informants.
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FEDERAL FUlREAUifiE INVESrtGAtiOtl
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ATTN. ASST. DIRECTOR A. ROSEN &
UNSUBS. HARRY T^MQORE,* HARRIETT MOORE. VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR. j 2 ^-
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REBUTEL JANUARY TWENTY EIGHTH LAST. PHOTOGRAPH IN VARIOU-S^©^
EARL BROOKLYN. BELVIN AND FIVE RENEGADES VANISHED FROM ORLANDO
GEORGIA KLAN HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED TO
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HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE JOHN HENRY LEE
REV. JOHN M. MITCHELL, WHO ACCORDING TO OTHERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY SUSPECTS CONTINUES TO DENY SEEING AND TALKING TO THEM.
SELECTED EARL BROOKLYN-S PHOTO AS INDIVIDUAL MOST NEARLY
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RESEMBLING ONE OF PERSONS INQUIRING AS TO MOORE-S WHEREABOUTS.
WHEN PHOTOS OF OTHER SUSPECTS WITH PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION SIMILAR TO
BROOKLYN-S HAVE BEEN OBTAINED, THEY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EXHIBITED TO
AND OTHERS.
UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY PHOTOS*
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DID NOT IDENTIFY BELVIN FROM CLEAR PHOTOS AS ONE OF
PERSONS IN QUESTION. ADVISABILITY; OF PLACING SUSPECTS AND OTHER
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MEMBERS RENEGADE KLAN GROUP UNDER PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE HAS BEEN/
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CONSIDERED, ALL LIVE IN RURAL AREAS' OF C0UNT^ : £Bi|.@^NtES2W0RK I NG AT
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SCENE BELIEVE PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCES NOT FEASIBLE AND WOULD JEOPARDIZE
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MEETING PLACES OF KLAVERNS KNOWN AND CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN. GIVEN TO
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MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL TESURfr HAVE BEEN EFFECTED. IT IS BELIEVED
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LOVICK P. HAGEN, AGE SEVENTY TWO, SANFORD, FLA., PAST GRAND DRAGON OF
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STATED HAS NO INFO RE INSTANT ’CASES. CLAIMS RECORDS OF FLORIDA KLAN
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Nannie H* Burroughs
Hon. Arthur Copper
Morton Cuthbert
Hon* Horry E.Dayis
Walter V/hif*
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Ctshob John A* Gregg
Rev. John Haynes Holmes
Dr. William Lloyd Imes
Hon* Ira W, Jayn*
Eugene Martin
Iiadort Martin
H. L. Mitchell
L, Pearl Mitchell
Newbold Morris
Hon; W«yne Morse
T, G, Nutter
A, Philip Randolph
Rev. James H. Robinson
Ike Small* . r * * .
Willard 5. Townsend *
Bishop \V. J. Wails
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Dr. O. Clay Maxwell
Amy S* Spmgarn
Arthur B. Spingalrt
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" Dr. LouUT, Wright
Northampton, Mass* v S* Rolph.HaHoW
Oklahoma City* OkJ^, Roicoo Dunjee 1
Orange. N. J* , - Samual VNlllams
Philadelphia, Pa. * Dr* Harry J, Green^
T 1 Hon* William H* HastU
. , Theodora Spaulding
Pilfsbur^h, Pi|.^ ~ Daisy E r Larnpkin
Mchmond t Ve. - Dr. J. M. Tinsley
Savannah, Ga. Wastley W* Uw
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Washington, D. C. , Dr. W, Montagu* Cobb
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Cambridge, Masj. Bohfamin Kapjan
Charleston, W. Va. T* G. Nuttar
Chattanooga, Tenn. Maurice M. Weaver
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Dallas, Texas
Erie, Pa.
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Russel! L, Cecil
Dr. Harold L. EIIIs
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Dr* Myra Logan
Dr, Theodore M* Sanders
Dr. Robert S, Wilkinson
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To Florida’s credit are the vigor and courage of most of its
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down of law and order. Many citizens of the state, Negro and white, are
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lakes and sky , of ,orange trees so studded with golden fruit as almost to
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For here is the shambles of the modest dwelling place of a man, now dead,
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and, his wife, now lying critically wounded in nearbv Sanford, because he
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over to the F, B*. X. the names of three persons who'
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allegedly have recently advocated mob action against Mr. Moore. They are
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not the only ones. who have voiced resentment against him. Repeatedly :
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since August, 19A9 ? he had written to Gov. Fuller E. Warren urging him
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to assign trustworthy persons from the Governor T s office instead of
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Sheriff Willis McCall of Lake County to transport Samuel Shepherd and
Walter Irvin from the state prison at Raiford to Tavares, fake County
county seat, for a: hearing on a motion for a change of venue in the new
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The entire world knows what happened because of Gov . Warren ! s -
refusal to act as was .requested by Mr. Moore. Samuel Shepherd is dead
and Walter Irvin recovering from three bullet wounds inflicted bv McCal-l
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a lthough neither man denies that the two prisoners were handcuffed.
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together at the time of the shooting., . / , !
Following tljie 1944 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court against the
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primaries,” the number of registered Negro, voters in Florida, as in , : r..
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to number close to ' one hundred thousand voters in Florida- — a bloc large
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enough to hold the balance of power in local and state elections . Many
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Floridians have taken this development in stride as a desirable step
forward towards ending the evil of disfranchisement. But there are some
who resent this or : any other manifestation of Negro progress*
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Xt was for the-se and other activities’ that Harry Moore lies dead"
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today. ' Xt is impossible to describe adequately the effect of the tragic
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period of the year when the entire family would be gathered together.
Mr* Moore traveled constantly for the NAACP
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in a rural school near Palm Beach. Both she and Mr. Moore were denied
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issued daily : blasts at this commentator as ”a disturber of the peaceful.
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preceded the , assassination of Harry Moore., Last March 31 Melvin
Womack, an orange; grove worker., was taken from his home in Oakland by
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abducted by three, white men, beaten unmercifully ' and later found . with
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All of thes ( e^.cximes, occurred, in Ojca nee- County.
September, 1951 ap 11-year-old ^colored girl was brutalM
white 'men at BUnnell, Fla. t , . The^a^^ckers have not Y^ been brought^-to X *
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HARRI. T. MOORE^ ^^conne c ti qn r ,wit h , the:. NAACP about ‘ 1945 ' and wa^later
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• • He stated he Was. not a close friend of\M00RE'; ahd : : did /-
npt Enow HARRIET MOORE. He . gave; the' following answers to. the
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reflect that' anyone by ^ the/ name of SAIAH; THOMS' resides in ; Panama v*
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Tenth ' Street;/" advises that- .he -is, the Branch^^cretary of the NAACP
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branch-^ ‘ 'He>stated- .that ..tince^ that;>;tiih'e'‘ both' the victims have ..
visited’ in ;: his -home . • ;-.He-/ stat ad* ;tljat''’ he knew. MOORE., only hs the'-"'
ExeCutive;;.-Secrefary‘ of./a state .organization' 'of -the NAACP and' the
duties of 'fMOORE^-as. far: as' ^he/ knew, were to visit With each- branch
office' and'- Sect ion off ice. and endeavor to advise and help in their
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stated that 7 ' .he-' had always^ ^ found them to be' honest,, trustworthy
and respectable in every - respect,, and that he believed them to. be
honorable : and. out;afeandihg ; --kembef:S . of, the 'colored race. ' Hevsaid, "/. -
that he did . hot /know of : -'a siugi® /enemy ,ths v-ict im!s '. inight' -hhye ‘ had-,
'and he has' - n^ver heandto.f /ahy thheat or anything- else to indicate
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- been ; raade • against MOORE except that MOORE/ had. repeatedly . • /:
mentioned. in me'etings- that: he -had met : . with a- general 'antagonistic
attitude' in- communities in the Groveland area" for his work; on ?
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date: January 15, 1952
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SUBJECT: DHEiOffli JSBJKTS
HAM KSfflOHE - VICIH
MEEIElftjOEE (Deceased) - VICTIM
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Herep ASAC W, W. BDBKE, JR., Miami, 1/11/52, and Butel,. 1/8/52.
In view of instructions in rebutel, the leads set forth in rerep Will
not be covered at this time and the matter is considered RIM,
FEDERAL EUUEP.U OF KSVE3TCATIC3
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Mr. LaddJsZ
I Mr. Belmont
1 Mr. Cleg?: —
I Mr. Glavin—
I Mr. Harho—
J Mr. Rosen_Jf
J Mr. TracyyL
Mr. Langhli
j Mr* Mohr—
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I Mr. Nease—
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2-12-52
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UNSUBS, HARRY TT^OORE, HARRIET'FMOORE, VICTIMS* BECEASED
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FLORIDA KLAN INTERVIEWED AT ORLANDO* ADVISES OFFICIALS AT TIME HE WAS
SECRETARY HAD CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY IN HOLDING PRESENT SUSPECTS,
BEING INVESTIGATED, IN LINE. BASED ON HIS OWN SUSPICION AND KNOW-
LEDGE OF CHARACTER AND REPUTATION, HE BELIEVES PRESENT SUSPECTS ARE
THE TYPE WHO WOULD BE ENGAGED IN ALL THE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES IN THE
ORLANDO AREA IN RECENT YEARS AND IF SOME ONE IN THE ORLANDO AREA
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GUILTY OF THE MOORE BOMBING, THEY WOULD BE THE MOST LOGICAL SUSPECTS.
HE NAMED I A . F^loKM^
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AS THOSE' WHO WERE THE MOST RADICAL IN THEIR
THINKING AND ACTIONS. HE ALSO NAME
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IN ACTIVITIES WITH THE ABOVE. SAID
AS INDIVIDUALS LIKELY TO,- BE INVOLVED
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AID BELVI gym RING LEAKERV^EVERAL YEAR
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YEARS DUE TO HEAtT
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HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INACTIVE PAS# THREE OR FOUR
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Bombings. of Carver Tillage*
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September 22* 1951* end HoveMber
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CIVIB RIGHTS
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Bombings of Jewish Temples*
Schools and Centers * Miami*
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VXGWS (deceased) Bynsmite Ineid
VICTIM (deceased) and Raul Cafho:
Miami* Florida,
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Bo Miami letter to Bureau, dated 1-11-52* requesting contact With
informants in the Ku Kins, Elan for any pertinent information they might v 1
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in the gPusville division ms conuacucd* and he advised, that he had rjk j Ml
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THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT MTAirr
FILE NO.
REPORT MADE AT
ATLANTA
DATE WHEN
MADE
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PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE
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REPORT MADE BY*
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TITLE
UNKNOTN SUBJECTS §J , . r
HA P t? v .T^MQOHEj HARRIETT MOORE - VICTIMS
CHARACTER OP CASE
CIVIL RIGHTS
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THOMAS HUMBERT BELVIN advised that he and his
farnTt FspinTtg^^.^!. athomek . BELVIN stated v 1
as ■■ weUT as he could remember hej. his brot]^e ? ^JAY>.
and - his father, ‘went hunting during CEe^aft ernoon,
and T,ha- iv gf ening the^ent ire_f amily went to th e ; G
apart ment of his brother-in^lCT y^OBlRf^Hr ISgNALLV^
OfTando^^la» aIT'BTSr p «nu , “the entir e fa mil y 'wen t „
to the stock car 1 ' races 1 mth. the^'exceptlon^pf^lJi^*”
home"* from ^e ra ces"a| _12 :3P a^TW2^§Lo BB33TIN
a gLa fi * \
member since 1936, but ts’ unable ^td'f'uihxsh' any
inf Mi? Ipari - activities® ^ Atlanta- Con-
fidential 3nf ormahts. unable to furnish any inf or-
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THOMAS ’HIJMBERT JBELVIN was interviewed at the YMOA,
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Luckie^treety^and advised* tha t he,and,his_ .famil y
got up about, ten a^nu , December 19$1, had bre ak-
fasti and opene d • their presents;*' He r ela Jjd^.^hi s
si ster^^ and^ M?s # EOBERT H+
BAG®SJ^Orlando, Florida, caae - to their, ‘home ..shortl y
after breakfast, and the entire family, consisting ' of
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himself* his brother, JAX EBWAM) BELVIN, his mo ther j gad
IflrTahd MtsTtILEMAN
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talking' until they had dinner a .
xn e the ~ dinner "K e7~ hi s ^trey^ TAV. and his brother-in-law
ROBE RT H«. BAG MLL, saddl ed
at whicTt ime JAY hit a tel^Ton^^sT’^n^r^s^eg® He stated
his
THOMAS BELVBI related that betwe en It 30..and„Z.t jU B.«g
st toward Orlando fr
home., came to see his father* He
T3SSEP under
^raanT^and he h eard CO Wfl p T 1 s •Father something
SSThThad had wherein his in fant da ughter_lMJ?emJi-ijSen
rs€at^Sem^"nlrS^ of the conversation*
hurt his leg they all returned
inquired if th ey wanted to g o. hunting
BAG NALL dS Tngra^^ " 4 -
TaE!^g^3iCte ^g£^M>.
3Sjg7“^TMnR'Rts" r pasture at Jelorida 3 * returning
five forty-five ip «m«V at which time they un saddled
he J and His brother JAY went into thejupuse
father groomed' L'fie" horses® He stated that on returning
therfounTMT^tl&in-law, ROBERT H. BAGNALL, m©“—
at the house* BELVIN relatecTthat the " eiiMrnJ^niJy
P# m«, following which t he^ drov ejnto
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two aie^obEes. ' hir : p^ e^ca r, and BAGNALL 1 s“ ear«
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BELVIN related that BAG NAEL wanted to_g o to the Sunshine Racing
Track on the Orange BlossEBigS rsW the stock car races, and
at with the^ceptien
©f >>•; g-TffEh-S?- 1 ' ^nlTES the race tra ck* arriving ther^a^jhb^m^
He^sfa® h is father ti ridTanS. reined heme* BELVIN advised that
™ ZTZ ra c ial re SI i ra -OrtS gr^Bsg atttoartgt^
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they- -were all hungry, andhis mother prepared something for than to
eat 8~aSf Ms~5tther . „who-had,alrj 3 adyrfe^ thea a
BELVIN stated that— ahou-ti 1«3Q r a*m« .^ene mher„ 26 ,«^l^l < ,.his,„s£ster
and brother-in-law departed, and then the family all retired,,
At this, poin t, BELVIN stated that ,part„of J&s_,stqry —
mieTquestioned as to what he meant,
qiioghn nrri ncr -was in regard terhis application far employment with the
interview
furnls ’ the same information ~~ ^ u
When questioned- as to which portion of the information was a fabri-
cation, BBLV3i^|fei^d~ifo§&wt3ag^^
true except two items* One, that he was not sure that his brother
jAT^^MTleg bv running into a tel ep^^p^^^egember ^ ’
and secondly, he*
went hunting on December 25, 1951
, cmv father
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his brother-in-law BAGNALL rode hori
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untiT”f our p^m® at which time they rej omed the family, and
— taHn g until a te
left-’&TBSSrat'TS^ Cinvisrt rsr6?0tlie r-to
apartment in Orlando, Florida, arriving
He stated that the family sat arc
anartment until 8s25 p<ja«> at which time all of them went to the stock
um win ii ^ JT ^ J i — - — 7 7 rum i n Mi ^ — f i , * _ t *
car races on the Orange ■Blossom exception of his father,
who stated that he was tired, and returned ’
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ed that if his father had any visitors after arriving home that he d
not mention it* BELVIN stated that on December 25, 1951, his family
received only two telephone calls during the day which were from Mr
WILL TANNER and Mrs* JOHN BARRINGTON, both cal ling to wish them the
season’s greetings*' He related that his father made one telephone call
to wish someone a meny Christmas, but he did not know who this was*
BELVIN staged, to his knowledge, his father has been a member of the
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Ku KLa g Klan since 19 36 a at which time a M r* ERED ffiflSS was head of
the. Alan* i n'^OriSiHoT ^KLorada^ He stated heTcTid not know of any
official posiliolx Ms^ather ever held in the KLan, and he knew of
none of his father’s associates in the KLan® He related that .the
only way he knew his father to be a KLan member was that when he woul
leave heme his mother would tell them that his father had gone to a
lodge meeting, and then the ‘KLan would drift into the conversation,
and he knew his father was a member of the KLan*
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BELVIN stated .that he, himself, had never attended any KLan meetings,
a- pd knew nothing of his father’s activities in the Klan, other than
attendance at meetings* He further stated that he did not know
whether his father had taken part in any KLan parades that he had
witnessed, as the KLansmen were always hooded on these occasions*
Atlanta Confidential Informants T-l,
all advised they had no information
for instant bombing*
T-2, and T-3* bf known reliability,
as to the. individuals responsible
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ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE
THOMAS HUMBERT BELVIN, care of YMCA, telephonically contacted the
Atlanta office January 17, 1952, requesting an application for
employment, which he filled out and returned® He was interviewed
January 28, 1952, and at this time took the examination for Special
Agent Employee® By Atlanta letter to Bureau dated January 3Q, 1952,
BELVIN was unfavorably recommended®
INFORMANTS
Confidential Informant T-l -
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Confidential Informant T-2 -
known to the Bureau®
Confidential Informant T-3~H
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whose identity is
whose identity is
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UNSUBS, HARRY T /MOORE, HARRIETT^MOORE, VICTIMS DECEASED, CR
BRIDGETENDER, BANANA RIVER, COCOA, FLORIDA, CONFI-
DENTIALLY ADVISED THAT ONE JOHNSON AND HIS BROTHER OF ORLANDO, ’
FLORIDA, OPERATING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE BUSINESS AND UNDOUBTEDLY
IDENTICAL WITH SUSPECT J. B. JOHNSON AND SUSPECT-S BROTHER ART
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JOHNSON, WERE ARRESTED JULY PAST FOR BEATING UP TWO WHITE BOYS
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BETWEEN COCOA AND TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA# LATER DURING SUMMER JOHN-
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SON AND BROTHER, WHILE INQUIRING 0
AS TO AN ATTORNEY, ASKED
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INTERESTED IN JOINING KKK AS JOHNSON INTENDED ORGANI-
ZING A KALVERN IN COCOA,
DECLINED WHEREUPON JOHNSON STATED
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THAT NEGROES WERE GETTING OUT OF HAND, THAT QUOTE A BIGGETY S.O.B.
AT MINS, HARRY MOORE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAND AND SOMETHING HAD TO
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THAT MOORE HAD MADE
SOME STATEMENTS ABOUT THE GROVELAND RAPE CASE. INVESTIGATION RE
JOHNSON AND OTHER SUSPECTS CONTINUING.
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general , Klah "actimties in the Orlando area so .thihthe .identity - of; his ' . :
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Knights ;bf .Ibjhe jEu .Bliuc .ld#i; and’ one ‘.of . the -of. ’Georgl^’ : •
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suspect sA-ath other recent terrorist activities, such as the shooting- of ;R» ' J«.
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the Craaraette , frozen custard stand, in Orlando on Bovember- 1 , 1951 , after
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arata vdnctow for serving colored psopleV c and the shooting of ARTHUR HMiS
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UNSUBS, HARRYMOORE, HARRIETT MOORE, VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR
ADVISES HE WAS
IN ATTENDANCE
AT KLAN MEETING AT WINTER GARDEN, FLA, FEBRUARY ELEVEN LAST. INFORMANT
OPENLY DENIED BEFORE GROUP THAT HE HAD FURNISHED INFO TO AGENTS AND
pvr’.FTVFD UNANIMOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON MOTION MADE BY SUSPECT/^“c 1
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SOUTHERN KNIGHTS
OF KKK, SPOKE OPEN KLAN MEETING AT ORLANDO, FLA., ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
FEB. . NINE LAST. LARGE CROSS BURNED AT MEETING ATTENDED BY ROBED AND
HOODED KLANSMEN. ORLANDO NEWSPAPERS HAVE CRITICIZED SHERIFF DAVE
STARR, ORLANDO, FOR FAILURE TO ENFORCE STATE LAW PROHIBITING WEARING
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JAY EDWARD BEL VIN * . Sumter, South Carolina,
s on of susuect TILLMAN HOSBS^ELVI N, advised
that en tire family including ^f a ther staved
a t residence entire, dav of 1 2 F ather
sickly and spent most of afternoon in hed.
^ m <■ m i n . j ■>■<■ j mm n i rt i n i i m .i i m , n i^ii ff wiw «
Mr. and Mrs, S 0 TREY, Mr. and Mrs.
JOENY BARRINGER and several other individuals,
nam--s not remembered visited in suspects home •'
Christmas afternoon. JAY BSEVIN further
advised that he x^ent to KKK meetings with g-
father many years ago and acquired a distasi/e ' \
for the KKK, further that when he learned of '
the bombing the thought went through his mind
that the KKK could be involved. Upon inquir-
ing ' o f his mother as to father’s affiliation, ;
was advised by mother that father to her
knowledge had not attende d .- g
for over a year. JAY BELVIN stated that he"
and father did not get along well and he
left Orlando 3 years ago and lived in Sumter,
S. C. since, therefore not familiar with
father’s friends or KKK activity. WXtfl.
TANNER, former game warden, Orlando, known
to be close and intimate fr&§nd of father. ft
Contact with informants negative.
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DETAILS :
AT SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA
JA Y EDWARD BEL VIN. 19 Kendrick Avenue, a dvi sed
that on December 22, 1991, "he departed from Sumter, South Carolina.,
and went" to77visltl!r)a rent s Mr. and Mrs. T ILLMA^ ^EL VIN a t R# 4 a
B ox 400 , Orlando, Florida. While at residence he was joi ned by
br other THOMAS , s i s t eil^MIilEL-BA GNAL , and br other T in~law, BOB
BAGNAi. On December 24, 1951, the entire. family of six went to
Orl ando xn father 1 s Hudson and rode aroupd. On December 25,
1 r>. t-'V T *' " ~ V , Jo , ''’ 11 '-'■ » r W | “ II 1 ■ >II»I WM » 1.. W i l^wwtWi^WHWWM ^ i»ii T i M»<A » ^r l ( i g^nnr ff Wf l lrtn-rW i ^ i a : M .C\
1951 , the entire family staved at ..homeTent lr e da y , di nner o f
fr ied chicken served about n oon. Mo visitors p r e s ent ‘Tor'lne a l .
Shortly a f t ar_ no-on-THOMAS . BOB and J AY went in to th e pastu re
for a short while, pract ioed^some shooti n g' *vn , ‘l^^yi^ '^sT 1ri,, l p athQ r
TI LLMAN BEL VIM sickl y and sp ent afternoon in be d. Ma ny pe’ opTe
v i s ji ed"jJLjjQ^ diirlngjbhe,^ . Two,goup 1 e s
rememb ered , a Mr, and Mrs, STOREY and Mr. and M rs. JOHNY
BARR IN GER of ~6rYan d'o ,' s< e ve'ra 1 ‘~otKer“ people inc 1 u ding a man'whO'
r e c on 1 1 y "pur chas ed the Belvin .farm. r,lll, """‘ ’~ nrTr " 11 ""'
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JAY further advised that when he was about 10
years of age he attended KKK_ me.P.t ing s with his father, and acquired
a dislike for trie Mill due to t he rough and ^gnoran^type of
individuals present. He further advised that he had not resided
in Orlando, Florida, for sevoral years and did not know of
father is affiliation with KKK. He advised that after hearing about
the bombing on the radio, inquired of his mother as to his
father’s KKK affiliation* She advised that father to her know-*
ledge had riot attended a KKK meeting for over a year, JAY advised
further that he and fithor did not get along together well and
therefore ho did not know who were his friends, however, knew
tha t WILLT-AMTf ER a former game warden at Orlando was a very clo se
frien d,'
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According to JAY, father owns a home at lp.9
South Hughey Street, Orlando, Florida, and formerly owned an
apartment house in 1^00 Ea-st Central .Avenue, now owned by Mrs,
OSTEEN .
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JAY' stated that when he learned of bombing he
promptly gave thought to KKK activity, which prompted his inquiry
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AT AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
Confidential Informant. T-l,- of known reliability,
advisod that at Klan meeting, Aiken, South Carolina, December
31, 195>lj no official reference was made to the bombing,
although one member submitted from the floor that someone in
Florida s o olod to nave s omo good ideas ♦ Twenty members we-ro
present at tne meetin^Tana all applauded the comment* Gonridon-
tjaL Informant T-l stated he had not been able to learn the
ido n tjjr^pfl ^h e^indix^^^ k » butwa^Ll make
efforts to ascertain his identity and any information he may
have concerning the incident*
Confidential Informants T-2, 11,12, and 13/ of known
reliability, wero unablo to supply any information of value*
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AT C HARLESTON AND COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA
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Confidential Informants T-3>T-4* and T«5, all of
known reliability were -contacted x*Ith negative results,
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Confidential Informant T-6, of known reliability,
advised that LOU QRNIT!2L_did not make a trio out of Columbia,
South Carolina durina the Christmas Holidays, and stated furuhor
^ m aom “ nrur *i m u m i r rrl^ititrTiinwirmaai T n r i w
he .had dined with
AT AUC-IJSTA, CLAXTON, AND VIDALIA, 'GEORGIA
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Confident ia.1 Informants T?-7* T-8, T-9, and T-10,
all of knoxm reliability, were unablo to supply any information
of valuo to this investigation*
• All Informants contacted advised they would »
advise this office in. the event any information cohcorning the
bombing came to their attention %
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Confidontial Informant T-l is
by Special Agent LAWRENCE R. CHANDLER *
Confidontial
Potential Cl, Allendale, S.
LAWRENCE R. CHANDLER*
contacted
Informant T-2. is
C. contacted by Special Agont
Confide ntial Informant T-3 is
Charleston, South. Car ok iua, cumrammn!
Special Agent WILMER L. THOMPSON.
Confidential Informant T-k is
Potential Cl, Columbia, South Carolina contacted by Special
Agont ROY M. OSBORN.
Confidential Informant T-£ Is
Potential Cl, Columbia, South Carolina, contacted oy special
Agent ROY M. OSBORN.
Confidontial Informant T-6 is.
Columbia, South Caroling former Miami
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by Special Agont LEON W. MORRIS.
Confidential Informant T-9* is
by Special Agent NELSON Li PHILLIPS.
Confidontial Informant T-10 is
by Special Agont NELSON L. PHILLIPS. '
Confidontial Informant T-ll is
South Carolina contactod by- Sp
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Confidential Informant T ? 12 is T. D.-TAVELLE, JR.
Aiken South Carolina Police Department- contacted by Special
Agent LAWRENCE R.- CHANDLER.
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REFERENCE
Miami, tel to Atlanta otal l/l/52*
Miami tel to Savannah i/Il/52
Savannah lots to Miami 1/5, 10/52
Rop. ASAC W. W. BURKE * .JR., Miami, l/ll/52,
Miami let to Atlanta l/2l/5>2
Rep SA TOBIAS E. MATHEWS, JR. Miami, l/ZQ/52,
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He firs t made the acquaintanceship of both
vict ims about l<m or 19 3k. HARRY T. MOORE was
at the Mims, Flori da, 'Grade School and hacker was a teacher in
the Publi c 1-1 ' scho oT"at Ormond , Flori da. HAC KER later b ecame a
Professor of Social Scienc es ~and”'Head of the"Social Sciences
Department of the B e thirae^ooto Laa^^XLe^e at Daytona Beach,
Florida. HARRY T. MOORE attended the Bethune-Cookman College
during HACKER 1 s faculty"emp loymlnt aFTKaT”TO
HACK ER has no suspects in the bombing of
the victims 1 residence on'"Decemt> er" ''2b, 'T9!!?l > at Mims, Florida.
He has the genera l op inion that the bombi ng of the vi ctims was
in r e t a lT£FIonl#i!M i e s inT^kT^Sun^.
Florida, andf mmediate vicinity as State S e c^e t ^ y^q lLJ^e^or l da
Chapter o f the ; Natimaq,^ s^oj3.i^M^iL^lL^the ^Avanc em ent of
Colored People 0
HACKER made inquiries into
in Alachua County , Florida, In the
an at tome
by ROWLAND V, .
of the Worker s Defense Lea
Hinet eenth sureeu.
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matters
on' assignm ent
who was, then and now , * Director
New York* WATTiThas a previous
peon age; mat
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Florida, was the
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WATTS had an excellent informant in peonage
ma tter s , intr oduc ed by~ ¥ATTS to " HXc1^^ u in "'"tH e "' s Smer^of ^9^4-9 ,
recalled by HACKER as being a white man who sells kerosene
”house to house” for his own company, in' Lake County, Florida.
This man lives at Eustis, Florida, and is 48 to £ 0 years of age.
He is also a Preacher at Leesburg, Florida. He gave WATTS con-
siderable information in an investigation by WATTS about 194&
or 1947 concerning peonage in the orange groves of Lake County,
Florida. WATTS should be able to supply his full identity.
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HACKER further suggests intervietf of one/'N
TERRENCE • M TERRY" Me CAR THY , age 38, an eeonoFlsF"and“ ; i«>Tt er^&' ? >
humanitarian sub residing at li| Leroy Street, v *~*^
Greenwich Village, New York, New York.' MCCAR THY was at L ake
Counts, Florida, in the summer of 1990. makinef an 'invest! sa-
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Sheriff WIimHBEtmrSrTaEe^ LEE
IRVIN anriSMgE^gHEPHERD , two of four colored men allegedly'
involved in the rape of a white girl or woman at Lake County,
Florida.
MCCARTHY met numerous people in Groveland,
Florida, while making his investigation, and may have possible
suspects in mind, or be able to suggest likely sources of in-
formation, relative to the bombing of the home of the victims
in this case.
Me CAR T HY was himself attacked an d b eaten
b Y T^kn 9 wn asjajy.a^ sti gation In
the vicinity^all^^a^yag,* F 1 o r i d^, sh u^ly aft er“th e shooting
of IRVIN and SHEPHERD by Sheriff McCALL. — — ^
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as to persons who might possibly have information
the FBI in this matter:
suggestions
of value to
R ANDOLPH LEE ‘
Teacher at the Campbell Street High School,
Daytona Beach. Florida
' LEE has numerous
of Daytona Beach, Florida, and might
ing information of value.
contacts in the vicinity
assist the FBI in develop
A Mr. PI
A rormer
Bethune
Princip
Florida
student of Mr.' HACKER* s at
Cookman College, and now
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A Mr. SMSEQTO TE. also a former student -
of HACKERS at Bethune-Cookman College,
and now a Tea cher of Social Scienc es
at the Leesburg7 ~Florida , High School
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A Mrs . DOROTHY FESTE R . of Mims, Florida,
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who is a beautician*
Both Mrs. HESTER and her husband, whose
first name is not recalled by HACKER, have considerable in-
formation as to racial conditions in the vicinity of Mims,
Florida, and HACKER suggests that both be interviewed by the
FBI in this matter*
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Will determine whether or not the follow-
ing individuals have as yet been interviewed, and if not,
will consider the desirability of such interviewst
AT DAYTONA BEACH » FLORIDA
RANDOLPH LEE, a Teacher at the Campbell
Street High School,
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A Mr. PINCKNEY, Principal of the local
High School.
AT LEESBURG, FLORIDA
A Mr. SWEETMINE, Teacher of Social Sciences
at the Leesburg High School.
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After advice from New York as to the full
identity of the white man who is' a Preacher at Leesburg, Florida,
and who lives at Eustis, Florida, will determine the desirability
of interview of this individual.
AT MIMS, FLORIDA
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Mi’s. DOROTHY HESTER, a beautician, and her
husband, first name unknown.
TIE NEW YORK DIVISION
AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Will first check the indices and thereafter"
interview ROWLAND WATTS, Director of the Workers Defense League,
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whose office is Room 509, 112 East Nineteenth Street,
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Will check indices and thereafter inter-
TERRY" MCCARTHY, an economist and writer,
lij- Leroy Street, Greenwich Village.
REFERENCE :
Miami teletype ’to Neitf York and Cincinnati,
dated l/ 2 i{/ 52 .
New York teletype to Cincinnati, dated 1/28/52.
Miami letter to the Director, cc to all offices
in continental United States, dated l/ll/52.
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WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, president
MILDRED FLACKS, 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT
HAROLD ROEHRIG. SECRETARY
MARTHA WILKINS. ASST, secretary
ETHELBERT ANDERSON, 1st vice-PRES.
BENJAMIN OVERTON. TREASURER
EXECUTIVE BOARD
CECIL A. PARRIS
CHAIRMAN
ARTHUR E. FRANCIS
VICE-CHAIRMAN
MARTHA WILKINS
SECRETARY
MILDRED FLACKS
LIDA W. CLEAVELAND
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR
ETHELBERT ANDERSON
BEECHER JACKSON
MARGARET REED JJ
BENJAMIN OVERTON
LIONEL BURNETT
AUBREY LATHAM
JOSEPH THEOBALD
QUENTIN H. VAUGHAN
ALFRED BROWN
GENEVIEVE McKINNEY
ENID BAIRD
LAURA HALL
THOMAS S. JONES
HAROLD ROEHRIG
GEORGE WAKEFIELD
ALLEN LANG
COMMITTEES
CONSUMER WELFARE
ENID BAIRD, CHAIRMAN
PUBLIC RELATIONS
THOMAS JONES, CHAIRMAN
TRANSPORTATION
Q. H. VAUGHAN, CHAIRMAN
HOUSING
LAURA HALL, CHAIRMAN
SPEAKERS
CECIL A. PARRIS, CHAIRMAN
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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BLOCK ORGANIZIN^
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ALCOHOLIC CONTROL
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The 400 McDonough Block Assn.
Hancock St. Neighborhood Assn.
The 400 Decatur St. Block Assn.
Hancock St. Second Block Assn.
Halsey St-Arlington Place Assn.
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Hancock St. L. T. Association
Teffereon Ave. Neighborhood Council Monroe St L. * S. Association
The 500 Decatur St. Block Assn.
The 1100 Dean St. Block Assn.
Bainbridge P. & R. Association
Putnam Ave. Hygenic Block Assn.
Putnam Ave Property Owners Assn. FimMcDonouirBioek Assm
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Brampton-Sterling Block Assn.
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Monroe St T. & T. Block Assn.
Marcy-Putnam Residents Assn.
First Jefferson Ave. Property Owners
Reid-Macon-Patchen Neighborhood Assn.
First Block of Herkimer St. Assn.
Second Block of Herkimer St Assn.
Macon-Lewis-Stuyvesant Block - Assn.
Brooklyn Council for Social Planning
Carlton Ave. Y. M. C. A.
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Stuyvesant Community Center
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Jefferson Ave. Property Owners Assn.
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A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS
with millions of other self-respecting citizens in other communities
throughout the United States were shocked beyond expression at the news
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of the hrutal and uncivilized bombing on last Christmas night, in Mims,
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"of Harry^
bore and Harr iet^Moore , his wife, and
, this dastardly crime has aroused world-
wide condemnation and head-bowed shame to these citizens regardless of
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race color or creed, who believe sor firmly in the constitutional processes
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RESOLVED: (l) That the Governor of the State of
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Florida be admonished, for his failure to take effective steps leading to
the apprehension of the perpetrators of this outrageous crime, and (2)
that the. State of Florida be petitioned to make adquate provision both with
respect to the protection and the financial well-being of the 'decadents and
beneficiaries; of the deceased, and (5) That the President of the United
States... be criticized for his failure to publicly denounce this shameful . ^
crime, and further that the President be petitioned to do everything in
his power to bring the culprits before the bar of justice, and (4) That the
of the United States be petitioned to convene a special
panel of the Grand Jury to insure that a thorough investigation of this
appalling crime, as well as any acts of negligence on the part of the law
enforcement-officers concerned therewith, and leading to the arrest, trial
and punishmeit of the criminals involved and (S) That a campaign be .fnitiated
in this area and other areas throughout the couhtry for the purpose of .
boycotting all citrous fruits, aM othargPfoducts grown or manufactured in
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time as this wave of gangsterous- crimes in J that state shall h a ve
subsided and the people of Florida assume a sense of responsibility
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befitting the inhabitants of a civilized atate, £nd finally (6) that
copies of this resolution be forwarded tcf'all public officials and
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United Nations.
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FEB 11 1952
COtfTAT®
FBI^JlIAMi
DIRECTOR, FBI
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UNSUBS, HARRY T500RE, HARRIETrUOORE , VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR. CONSTABLE
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CARL SANDERS, WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA, AREA INTERVIEWED. ADMITS BEING
MEMBE R OF KLAN IN PAST^ SAYS HE IS NOT NOW A MEMBER BECAESME HAS
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N OT PAID HIS DUES IN ABOUT A YEAR. REFUSED TO C OOPERATE WITH" AGENTS
AS A LAW ENF ORCEMENT OFFICER . STATING HIS KLAN OAT PREVENTED* HIM
FROM DIVULGING ANY KLAN INFO OR IDENTITY OF KLAN MEMBERS. ^BELIEVES
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HIS KLAN OAT/ MORE BINDING THAJf HIS BUTY AND OBLIGATION AS & ELECTED
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DVISES. IT IS RUMORED THAT JAMES BRANTLEY.
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SHOOTING AND BEATING OF ARTHU R HENRY HOLLAND ON JANUARY TWELVE LA ST
ALSO THAT DUDLEY IS CLOSE FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE OF ORANGE COUNTY
DEPUTY SHERIFF P. C, COLEMAN
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Bombings of Carver Tillage
Edison G enter, Miami, Flori
September 22; 1951, and
November 30, 1951
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Bombings of Jewish Temples,
Schools and Centers,
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Dynamite Incident, Sts .
Peter and Paul Catholics
Church, Miami, Florida
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OTHER SUSPECTS AND KLANSMEN BEING OBTAINED AFTER WHICH AIL P HnT ,
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ST MIMS, FLORIDA WHO INOUIRED AS TO MOORE-S WHEREABOUTS. ALSO
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„ ■ °’ ™«- MITIGATION PRESENTLY IN PROGRESS AT
MS, FLORIDA RUNNING OUT MISCELLANEOUS RUMORS WHICH TO DATE HAVE
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THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT
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VICTIMS (deceased)
CHARACTER OP CASE
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Additional interviews of associates of
victim MOORE in NAACP and FVL, also
associates and residents of Mims, Fla*,
proceed little of value* Suspect A*
FORTENBERRY on interview 2-5-52, stated,
never knew victims although heard HARRY
T. MOORE was negro leader in Mims area
and was rvaaored MOORE influenced negro
vote against FORTENBERRY in election in
which FORTENBERRY defeated. FORTENBERRY
claims he has no animosity or hard feel-
ings against MOORE, also does not have
ary information re identity of persons
rftflrrvng'i hi e fm- Brarihirig MOORE residence*
| did not positively
identify photos of suspects EELVIN and
BROOKLYN as . individuals inquiring at
Mbs, Fla* re whereabouts MOORE resi-
dence although ! I selected photo
of suspect BROOKLYN, stating that par-
ticular* photo more closely resembles one
of the men than any other seen * T-l
believes suspect ! I one of
group of 'white men that shot colored
tsDd driver at "Winter Garden, Fla* on
i-i T~2 advised in about 8/51
was soliciting members for KKK
and at time stated to T-2 !t there*s a
biggety s— o— b— , HARRY MOORE, at
Mims, Florida, who is getting out of
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hand” and indicated something was going
to happen to MOORE. T-3 advised sus-
pects SCHMITT and JUDAH compare favor-
ably to two men who inquired at Mims as te
to whereabouts of MOORE residence; both
KLan members, have poor reputations, sus-
pected of participating in killing of
MELVIN WOMACK, colored, and other terror-
ist activities. Klan- "renegades", Apopka,
Eta., interviewed and background informa-
tion concerning their activities devel-
oped but no direct information obtained
re MOORE incident
one of
> assisted suspect DELVIN' in
blowing stumps with dynamite approximately
years ■ ago. Dy namite already at BELV3N
place andf
supply.
does not know source of
Additi onal efforts to locate .
source of dynamite unproductive. Identi-
fication and ■ interviews of persons at-
tending funeral of victim HARRST T. MOORE
have produced little of value. Father
arid mother of deceased SAMUEL SHEPHERD
' advised they have no knowledge re M0QRE*s
activities in behalf of SAMUEL SHEPHERD
or any information re bombing MOORE
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INTERVIEWS OF ASSOCIATES OF. VICTIM MOORE IN
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INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT A. FORTENBERHX
INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT EARL J. BROOKLYN
INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT TILLMAN H. BELVIN
INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT
INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT ALFONSO F, SCHMITT
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INTERVIEW OF ’'RENEGADE” KLANSMEN, APOPKA, FLORIDA
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, of Florida, Inc,, of -which victim KARRI To MOORE was
Executive Secretary, lists A. WALKER, Fort fcyers, Flor-
ida, as a member of the Board, of Directors, The fol-
lowing investigation was conducted to determine the
extent of his relationship with victims and any informa-
tion he might- have relating to the persons responsible
for their deaths.
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most likely identical , with AHWUS%ALKER/ 1534' Pauldo, a janitor at
several establishments in Fort Mvers , Florida. "
WALKER was . interviewed on January 29, 1952, and
vised he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Progrei
jQte tS-League^f , J'lor^i^^gic.^ for several years and is President
the Fort I^ers Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, having held that position since it was organized 'in
about 1933. WALKER advised he has known the victim, HARKI T. MOORE,- '
since about 1933 and has attended several meetings of the NAACP with him
in Tampa, Florida, -Tuskegee, Alabama, and Charleston, South Carolina.
He stated he was on good terms with MOORE and liked and respected him.
noncommittal with respect to MOORE* s close friends but indiea-
E. K. BASS of Live Oak, Florida, and BRIAN! of lake Wales, Flor-
ida, both of whom -were active in the NAACP and the Progressive' Voters
League of Florida, Inc., were probably closest to him.
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and to his knowledge got along well with the membership. He stated he
had heard there was some opposition to MOORE within the 'NAACP and that
this matter arose at the November/ 1951 meeting of the NAACP in Daytona
Beach, Florida, but that he did not attend that meeting and Is not in
possession of the details of this particular matter.
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and that’ he does not know of any enemies that MOORE might have had;
either within or without the NAACP or the Progressive Voters League of
Florida, Inc. He added that MOORE had not confided to him with respect
to such matters. ' ■
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with the events arising out of the Groveland case are responsible for
his death and that he believes some segments of the Ku Kline Klan are
responsible for MOORE* s death. He was unable to name anyone, whom he
might suspect or furnish any direct information whatsoever concerning
instant matter.
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or the Progressive Voters League of Florida, Inc. who might be in a
position to furnish information concerning the death of the victims,
other than to n?^ip. the two individuals listed above as friends of the
victim. WALKER was ' generally noncommittal and insisted in speaking" only
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Agent H. WAYNE SWINNEY at Orlando, ilorida, on January 25, 1952.
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BASIS: To interview BOSCOE L. LACEY, 542 West Carter,
to determine the nature of the strife existing within
the NAACP organization at Orlando and to determine
whether or not MOORE was in any way involved.
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ROSCOE LALACET, 542 West Carter, advised the local st:
existing within the NAACP at Orlando first came into being in 19'
when JOHNNIE P.* ET.T.TS was elected president of the local chapter
According to LACEY, there existed within the local chapter, of th
NAACP two factions , ' one made up of the younger members , namely , .
and LACEY, and the faction made \ up of the older members, namely
Reverend R. H.
THOMAS
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At the time of the inception of this strife existing within
the NAACP at Orlando it was felt by LACEY that it was precipitated
by the younger group taking , command of the organization and the olde;
group felt they, LACEY and .ELLIS, were Gcmmurdstically inclined and
dominated. LACEY advised the strife within the local chapter grew
exceedingly worse to the point where JOHNSON attempted to organize
a separate chapter in Orlando; however, this chapter was not recog-
nized by the National Headquarters in New York.
He advised further that MOORE did not take issue with 1 the
existing strife nor attempt to settle the difficulty.
JOHNNIE P/AjELLIS, Route 7, Box 372C, president of the Or-
lando chapter of the NAACP ? furnished substantially the same information
as LAGEY relative the strife existing within the NAACP at Orlando and
stated that one of MOORE* s faults was the fact he did not want to
create any hard feelings and would not ,J slap down** the opposition? how-
ever, MOORE only "winked at it". ELLIS stated MOORE had been a Close
friend and associate of JOHNSON and that the local strife was m a inl y
between TBT.T.TR and JOHNSON 'and had' risen to the point where ELLIS
presently has a lawsuit pending against JOHNSON for accu sin g him of
misappropriating NAACP funds • and being a Communist.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
JOSEPH I. GREALY on January 25 and 26, 1952, at Hollywood, Florida*
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BASIS: Interview ARTHUR SHIPMAN, member of the Board
of Directors, Progressive Voters League of Florida,
Inc* for any information he may have relating to this
case and any threats made against victim HARRY T* MQORE
who was. Executive Secretary of this organization.
ARTHUR EVERETT/SHIPMAN, 2215 Cody Street, Hollywood, Florida,
advised he' is presently employed with the Seaboard Railroad at the Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, station as a baggage man*
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Progr essive Vot e ra. Xeague~of,_. JAfcorLda^. .. Inc * at Hollywood, Florida, and
that he had come in contact with HARRY T. MOORE through his activity with
this organization. SHIPMAN stated he had known MOORE since 1946 but .never
had occasion to meet or became acquainted ■with his wife, HARRIETT MOORE*
He stated he was not intimately acquainted with MOORE and only knew him
through his contact at meetings of the Progressive Voters League of
Florida, Inc. He pointeds.out that the meetings of .this group were held
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the only individual he could suggest would be. EDWARD D. DAVIS who resides
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by the members of the Progressive -Voters League of Florida, Inc* and he
personally never knew MOORE to have any enemies* He added he was never
aware of anyone having made any threats against MOORE. .
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In connection with the incident that had taken place in this
case, SHIPMAN stated that since it happened he has thought the matter over
very carefully in his mind and has no idea whatsoever who could have
caused the -death of .HARRY MOORE and his wife. SHIPMAN pointed out that
he is anxious to help in anyway he can in this matter and in the event
any information comes to his attention he will bring same immediately to
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following investigation -was conducted by Special Agent
El at Clermont , Florida, . on January 16, 1952.
BASIS: To reinterview BM / WILLIS , Box 799? Clermont,
Florida, President of the Clermont Chapter of the
,NAACP^ and determine from him what information he has
relative MOORE *s activity in the Groveland area dur-
ing July, 1951. '
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BEN WILLIS, Box 799 , upon reinterview advised he re.calls
victim MOORE and his wife coming to Clermont in July, 1951, at which
time they held a meeting of the NAACP in the local colored church.
WI LLIS stated that MOORE brought with h-im a Mr. HALL as a guest
speaker from Altamonte Springs, Florida, and that MOORE introduced
the speaker. Mr. WILLIS stated this meeting was in Clermont and
he knew of no activity in Groveland by MOORE and that there was no
chapter of the NAACP in Groveland.
W ILL IS added that, the meeting held in Clermont lasted for
tely two hours on a Sunday afternoon and there was no elis-
or trouble in any way connected with the meeting.
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The following .investigation- was conducted by Special
Agent WILLIAM J. LALLEY on January 25 r 1952:
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BASIS - The letterhead of. the Prxigrasai.vja—7-ats.r s
Leagu.e_o.f-,Fl.QrLda e ,^in.c . , of which victim HARRY T.
MOORE was Executive Secretary, lists E. K^u3ASS,
Live .Oak, Florida, as one of the members of* the
Board of Directors. The following investigation
was conducted to ’determine the .extent of his re-
lationship with the victims and any information
he might have relating to the persons responsible
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vised- that he is the President of. the Local Branch of the
NAACP, and that he is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Progressive Voters League of Florida. He has known the
victim, HARRY T, MOORE, for seventeen years', having first
met him in approximately 193^ when he, BASS, was living in
Cocoa, Florida, and' MOORE was residing in Mims, Florida,
He said, that he was acquainted with- MOORE socially and of-
ficially through his connection with the NAACP and the Pro-
gressive Voters League..
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on November 25, 1951, -during the NAACP Convention which was
held from November 23rd to November 25th, 1951c He said that
it was at this time that the Convention abolished the pos'itxon
of Executive Secretary which MOORE held, and this was done for
purely financial reasons, according to - BASS,
BASS stated the .organization was. indebted to MOORE
for back salary in his activities in the NAACP, and although
MOORE had voluntarily served on a non-salary basis, it was
considered by the Convention that it would be more appro-
priate to abolish the position entirely until such time as
they were financially able to pay more for his annual salary-.
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BASS advised that he knew of no group - within the
I'JAACP organization that was opposed to MOORE and felt that he
was well regarded by all delegates to the Convention and mem-
bers of the NAACP, He said that he knew of no personal
enemies that. MOORE might have had^ and that when he ‘ last
talked with him, MOORE did not mention anything that would
indicate that his - life was in jeopardy, or that he had re-
ceived - any threats or was being strenuously opposed by any
groups, individuals or organizations,, BASS was unable to ■
furnish any information and had no idea- as to who was re-
sponsible for the deaths of the victims.
BASS added -that vftoJsirabMOORE had been very close to
his mother, Mrs, R0SA/\400RE,, . and that she frequently aceom-
‘ panied him on business trips. ARe said - that Mrs • MOORE could
be located -through Mrs, BESSIE/^POSTELL, 937 Reiman Street,
Jacksonville, Florida. - Hg„ _said\ that^yiOORE was also very close
to Reverend R. H. JOHNSON, who is a member' of the Board of
Directors of the NAACP, and resides on Paramour Avenue in
Atlanta, Georgia, MOORE was also a very good friend of Reve rend
Sanford , Florida, MOORE, according to BASS ,
has an' uncle, .HENRYatYSON , who resides in a rural area south
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through his friendship with HARRY T. MOORE, however, he knew
nothing of her background that would be of assistance in this
investigation to determine the individuals , responsible for her,
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
H. WAYNE SWINNEY at Ocala, .Florida, on January 16, 1952.,
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BASIS: Contact ED D.ADAVIS, Presiden t., of.the NAACE..of
Florida to ascertain ix there is a personnel file of
MOORE to ascertain activity of any individual who had vol-
unteered to take MOORE* s job on a commission basis and
details leading to. such offer and to determine from him.
how the payment of $2,500.00 in back pay was to be made
to MOORE.
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file to his knowledge on Executive Secretary HARRY T. MOORE and that the
only file which might have been made would have been in MOORE* s posr
session at his home in Mms, Florida.
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raised to pay MOORE for his back salary, the plan was to assess each
branch of the NAACP s§, much each year and that upon receipt of the
. payment from the branches they would pay the money to MOORE.
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DAVIS stated that at the State Convention in Daytona Beach,
ilorida, the matter relative a volunteer to take- MOORE* s .position on a
ionmission basis did not- come to the floor of the. meeting. He added,
lowever, that V. D. HAWKINS might have been behind such a plan .inasmuch
as HAWKINS on one occasion made such a statement to DAVIS at Ocala,
Florida. DAVIS stated that HAWKINS had indicated he would take the
position on a commission basis whereby he would get a percentage of
all money he, HAWKINS, raised in membership, drives, fund drives, cam'
paigns, etc. .
DAVIS volunteered information that, he felt that should the
Lake County case be connected with the bombing in Mims, Florida, that
one DOC JONES, who is employed at' the Lane Park Cottages just south of
Tavares, Florida, by W.'C. WIHJNGHAM/ might be able to furnish informa-
tion concerning same. He stated DOC^JDNES, colored, had killed a
Bahaman worker at Tavares, working in! uhe citrus industry when .JONES
caught the Bahaman sleeping with JONES* wife* According to DAVIS,
Sheriff WILLIS V. McCALL told JONES he would have nothing .to worry
about as they would not do anything to him for killin g a negro in Lake
County.
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He stated that, within three months following the killing
he saw DOC JONES- in Ocala, Florida, and asked him how he got out of
' jail whereupon JONES advised that Sheriff McCALL had had him paroled
to VI. C. WILLINGHAM o It was DAVIS* opinion that. DOC JONES might, under .
these circumstances, be indebted to Sheriff McCALL and might have ob—
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35ie following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
MARTIN A® MATJT.EV at Riviera Beach, Florida, on January 17? 1952.
BASIS: Interview ERIC V.\ SARGENT, Progressiy- ejo t er s
Tgagije,- , for any information relating
to this case and any threats made against victim MOORE
•who was Executive Secretary of this organization.
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HARR! T. MOORE through the NAACP meetings and only met him five o:
times, each time at NAACP meetings. He stated he does not know M
friends and that he did not know MOORE ? s wife at all. He said MO
was well liked in the NAACP and to his knowledge did not have any
and had not received any threats. Heicould offer no information ;
value to this investigation.
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Ho MAINE SWIMEI on February 5? 1952, at AltamonteSprings, Florida.
BASIS s To interview L. RAKASON, member of the Board of
Directors, Pro gressive Vot ^.s^I^gue^ of^ELorida , Inc., for •
any information he might have relative to the instant case .
and any threats made to MOORE as known by him.
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threats or accusations having been made, against HARRY T» MOORE and -con
sidered Hw a most humble individual who never attempted to cause -
trouble •
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part of 1951 when he spoke at one of the churches in Altamonte Springs.
He advised he knew of no recent activities of victim MOORE and had
heard no information which would indicate the identity of the per-
petrators of this crime, nor the reason for the same.
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tention concerning the individuals involved he would immediately
furnish the same to this office »
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.The following inve stigation was conducted by Special Agent H. MAINE
SMINNEI on January 23, 1952 at Altamonte Springs, Florida:-
BASIS: To interview CADEH MAS 0 n\ NEAL, Secretary, Pro grefl.<=rivf» Vota ys
League of Florida, for any information she might have relative to
the instant ’case and any threats she might know of having be.en made
against victim MOORE who was Executive Secretary of the Progressive
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CADER MASON NEAL, Box 106, Altamonte Springs, Florida, advised she
knew of no threats against MOOREand stated he had been in Altamonte Springs
around March or April of 1951 at which time he spoke in one of the churches
and was trying to organize a chapter of the NAACP at Altamonte Springs from
members of the Progressive Voters League of Florida. .
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She advised thtere was no disturbance or trouble with reference to the
meeting and that . she had heard no comments or discussion in and around Alta-
monte Springs relative to the reason for the instant explosion. She further
stated she was MOORE* s closest friend in this vicinity inasmuch as she had
been schoolmates with him and would know him better than anyone.
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he seemed to have no fear or doubt about his work and she knew of no reason
for his death. She' added that should any information come to her attention
she would immediately advise this office.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
WILLIAM J. JAMISON on February 4' and 5-? 1952.? at lake Wales.? Florida.
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BAS IS i/ ARMENUS WALKER? Fort Nfcrers? Florida, indicated
P, JjBHTANT, Lake Wales? Florida,- was a close friend
of HAKCf T. MOORE.
PERRY JAMES JsRYANT ? 209 Dorset! Avenue, advised that he is
employed at the Highland Park Club near Lake Wales. He stated that he
is local . president of the Natio nal A ssociation for the Advancement of
MOOREr but" became acquainted with him in NAACP business, seeing him
once or twice a year for a period- of seven or eight years.
BRYANT said he last saw MOORE at -the Campbell Street School
at Daytona ‘ Beach ? Florida? for a period of about three days? starting
the day after Thanksgiving.? 1951* H e said- there was a NAACP state
conference in Daytona at .that time. MOORE left before the conference
ended. He said that during the conference MOORE did not appear to be
in the process of conducting any business 'that would cause anyone to •
want to kin him. He said he thought. MOORE was- well liked-by white and
colored people and that he was never known to be an agitator. EiKYANT
said he knows of no enemies of the MOOREs and no motive for their death?
but will advise of any- pertinent information coming to his attention
in. the future.
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F. HARTMANN and TOBIAS E. MATTHEWS on February 2, 1952 at Mima, Florida;
° BASIS; JOHNNIE BELL, DOROTHY HESTER, JAMES HESTER^ ORANDALL .JEFFER-
SON WARREN, HJGIUS MARTINO and WALTER GRANT, all colored, residents
of Mims and acquaintances of MOORE, interviewed for any information
they might have concerning bombing of MOORE residence •
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JOHNNIE BELL advised he was bom in Mims, Florida and has spent
most of his life there. He stated he was acquainted with' victim HARRY T.
MOORE, having seen him Numerous times in 16ms, Florida. He advised at the
time of the bombing of the MOORE residence he was seated in Grant ’ s Cafe-
in the' colored section of Mams’ and was talking with JOHN MITCHELL, WALTER
and SUSIE BELL GRANT. He advised while they were conversing they heard the
report of the explosion. He stated he did not learn that the MOORE 1 s resi-
dence had been bombed until the following morning when he was advised by a
neighbor and at that time he went over .to view the MOORE’s residence.
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sons responsible for the bombing. During the interview he advised that
HARRY T. MOORE was well regarded by the colored people <af Mims and. he, BELL,
had never heard anyone make any threats concerning MOORE. He said he often
considered MOORE’S life being in danger due to his work in the NAACP but he
was of the opinion MOORE would never have suffered any violence in Mims,
Florida, inasmuch as MOORE was well regarded by both colored and white in :
Mims. -
He also advised since the bombing of the MOORE residence he has
net received any information concerning activities . of victim MOORE which
would be of any assistance in ascertaining the identity of the . persons re-
sponsible for- the killing of MOORE and his‘ wife .
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across the street from the Missionary Baptist Church in Mims, Florida. She
stated she was personally acquainted with, viciam HARRY T-i MOORE and on the
Sunday before the fonmtyi ng of -the MOORE residence MOORE made a- short talk at
tile church services being held at the I6.ssionary Baptist Church in Mims,
Florida. She stated she was present and at that time MOORE discussed Ms
work with the NAACP, calling upon the persons present to contribute finan-
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said he was endeavoring to help the minority groups in the United State s ai}d
in particular the negro group and in this work he had laid his life on
the altar* She stated that his , statements were to the effect that he had
dedicated his life to the betterment of the negro race. She said he made
the statement he would’ not uphold a negro if the negro were guilty but
he believed everyone should have justice before the law.
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She advised MOORE at no time during his talk made any state-
ment or gave any indication he thought his life was in danger or that
he expected any type of violence to result from his work. She said she
understood from his statement to the effect he. had placed his life on
the altar, to mean he was dedicating himself completely to his work for
the betterment of the colored face.
She also advised she did not hear -any remarks or conversation
following M00EE ? s talk to the effect n MQ0RE had preacted his own fun-
eral” or .that MOORE in any way felt his life was in danger.
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any remark nor heard anyone else make a remark to the effect HARRIETT
MOORE had been given sl the black bottle”. She said she is not acquainted
with the expression and has never heard it used by colored people. She
advised she has not heard ary rumor cf statement to the effect that
HARRIETT MOORE died from the results of being given a "black bottle”*
She is of the opinion HARRIETT MOORE 'died ^ from the results of the bomb-
ing and not from scute other cause# and pointed out that this seems to
be "the opinion of the colored residents of Mims. ‘
JAMES HESTER, husband of DOROTHX HESTER, was interviewed
y an d following the interview of his wife. He stated he does
any information concerning the bombing of the MOORE residence..
[ to the speech made by HARRT-T. MOORE, HESTER furnished sub-
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victim, HARRY T. MOORE. He said he, spoke with MOORE in .front of ' the
Missionary Baptist Church in ffims, Florida, the Sunday preceedong the
bombing of the MOORE home. He said he did not 'attend services but saw
front of the church, approached him and. gave him a $1.00 con-
n toward the . work of the NAACP. He explained he conversed ver.
with MOORE but at that time MOORE did not make any statement
an y indication his life was in danger . WARREN explained
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not return to, Mims, Florida until Thursday following the MOORE bombing.
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the WARREN residence and he was interviewed separately following the inter-
view of WARREN. MARTINO stated he was in Mims, Florida " at the time .of the
bombing of the MOORE residence 'but added he' does not have any .information
concerning the identity of the persons responsible for the bombing.
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Missionary Baptist Church when HARRX T« MOORE made a short talk pn his,
MOORS* s work with the NAACP. GRANT stated MOORE called upon the persons
present to contribute financially and to give their personal services to
the Work of the NAACP. ,
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According to GRANT, MOORE stated the Groveland case would come to
trial shortly and made the remark he, MOORE, was doing everything he could
to see that "justice was done”. GRANT stated MOORE at no time made any '
statement or cause any indication he believed his life to be in danger •
He said MOORE devoted his talk almost completely to calling upon the per-
sons present for their support of the NAACP. He said that MOORE made the
statement he had dedicated, himself to the work of the betterment of the
negro race but at np time made any statement which gave the impression MOOR
"was preaching his own funeral” «
During the interview GRANT advised that on the morning following
the bombing of the MOORE residence , a white deliveryman of. the Bell Bread
Company of Daytona Beach, ‘Who regularly supplies bread to - GRANT* s restaurant
in Mims, Florida, told GRANT that he, the deliveryman, had heard at one of
the truck stops in Mims, Florida, that a long cord had been observed' at the
MOORE residence immediately following the bombing. According' to GRANT the
deliveryman stated the cord was reported to have been approximately 150*
long and extended from under the MOORE residence. GRANT was unable to
furnish any further details regarding this information, - advising that the-
deliveryman did net elaborate of identify the persons from whom he received
the information. GRANT stated the deliveryman told him that the MOORE
residence had been bombed and GRANT said this was the first time he, GRANT,
had heard of the bombing.
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he had ever heard anything to the effect that HARRIETT MOORE was "given
black bottle". GRANT stated he had never heard any information to that
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.ously been reported as having been given to HARRIETT MOORE, to keep
talking. He stated it Is his opinion and understanding, as well as
»ns around Mims, with whom he had talked, that -HARRIETT MOORE died £
•ies suffered in the bombing of the MOORE residence*
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HARTMANN and TOBIAS E. MATTHEWS on February 1, 1952 at 'Mims, - ELorida:
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for any information he would furnish concerning instant case.
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WTT.LT AM S/SLEE advised he joined the Ku_Klux~KLan in 1938 or 1939
and remained active for a few years but discontinued his membership with the
K>r. because of »*fche type of persons that began to come in the Klan”. In
this regard he stated that some of the individuals fcho came into the Klan be-
lieved in’taking the law into their own hands” and were of . such a violent
nature that he, LEE, did not care to be associated with the Klan. He stated
he had taken the Klan oath never to divulge any of the Klan members and
therefore could not furnish the names of .anyone connected with the Klan ^ nor
did he feel he should furnish any information concerning the KLan’s activi-
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iterated he was fishing at Preacher KYZER^s camp* .He sta ted he was accom-
panied on the fishing trip by B. F. WHEELER, Sr., B. F. WHEELER, 'Jr. and JOHN
ESTANSi all of whom are related to LEE*
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During the Interview DEE suggested that Agents interview one BILL
FOLSOM of. Mims, Florida, who might have some information of value •
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Following is a description of LEE obtained - through observation and .
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Race
Age
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Place of birth
Weight
Hair
Eyes
Complexion
Build
Marital status
Wife
Residence
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WILLIAM S. LEE
White
Male
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5 * 9 ”
165
Thick, pepper gray
Brown
Medium
Medium
Married
ESTHER LEE
Mims, Florida
Rato oman fi-fr.aii f Poy P.hoTnn^al Company
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The following- investigation was conducted by Special Agent
ROBERT T, NISCHWITZ on January. 11,- 1952 at Mims, Florida r
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BASIS: LUTHER TAILOR mentioned that. a JIMMIE JOHNSON was
arrested 5 or 6 years ago for setting off dynamite
in the Mima area.. He said Sheriff 'WI LLIAM S knew
JOHNSON well.
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Sheriff BILL WILLIAMS of Brevard County advised that JIMMIE JOHNSON
hasn’t been in Florida for three or four years. He is. presently working on
a farm somewhere in Georgia. WILLIAMS stated that JOHNSON was. sexually
perverted. JOHNSON was an unbalanced person who set off firecrackers and
was arrested for stealing women’s underwear. WILLIAMS said JOHNSON was
a mental case from the past war. JOHNSON was .sent to a farm in Georgia to
keep him out of trouble. WILLIAMS advised that JOHNSON was not capable
of perpetrating the instant bombing..
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■ The following investigation, was conduc
ROBERT T. N3SCHW3TZ on January 11, 1952, at Mims
BASIS: On initial interview of JOE EDWARD SMITH he
failed to tell Agents that an unknown woman had ad-
vised him that. MOORE* s home had been bombed, just after
Deputy 1 Sheriff CLYDE BATES left SMITH*s home in search
of" the blast area. This fact was uncovered, in an inter-
view with one "POPCORN”, a young negro who was with SMITH
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‘JOE EDWARD SMITH, on reinterview, stated that upon being
interviewed the first time he forgot about how he first learned o.
bombed house being MOORE* s« ' He stated the woman who told him of 1
bombing was JOCXLLE DAUTRT. He said she yelled at him as he passe<
that MOORE* s house had been bombed. He then caught up with BATES
and told him.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special
FRED E. GORDON on January 16, 1952:
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BASIS - JEFF ELLIOTT, Gbverirfc « $ Investigator, advised the
ASAC it was his information, having talked with Dr, R, A,
GUTTER, at Titusville, Florida, that GEORGE SHARPE, next-
door neighbor to the MOORE family at Mims, Florida, had re-
ceived a threat telling him that he was talking too much,
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Doctor R, A. CUTTER, 106 First Street, -Titusville, Florida,
advised that the story about GEORGE SHARPE receiving a threat in that
he was talking too much did not emanate from him* According to Dr,
CUTTER, ELLIOTT 'was by that .morning to: question him as to whether or
not his understanding was correct that he, CUTTER, had informed that a
bus driver had been told to keep quiet,- .that he was talking too much.
According to CUTTER, he had told' ELLIOTT this was not the
truth, that it did not emanate .from him, and that he must have been
thinking about somebody else. ' As CUTTER explained, ELLIOTT said per-,
haps he was mistaken in -this and it must have been JEAN' SCOBIE, that
had given him this information, and if - and when the FBI Agent came to
inquire 'of him* CUTTER, to tell them to contact JEAN SCOBIE,
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JEAN SCOBIE, General Delivery, Mims, Florida., was contacted
thereafter, and advised that she had been talking t,o Mr, ELLIOTT of the
Governor's Office, and had asked him in a general conversation, if he
had heard anything about GEORGE SHAPRE . having received a telephone call
saying that he was talking too much. According to Mrs, SCOBIE, she
learned her information from her mother, MATTIE LEE RICARD, who lives
at Mims, Florida,
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Mrs, MATTIE T.EF. RICARD, General Delivery, Mims, Florida*
was contacted thereafter, and advised that the information relative to
SHARPE having received a telephone caLL advising him that he was talk-
ing too much, emanated from the Nevins Paoking House, at Mims, Florida,
According to Mrs, RICARD, this was just general talk and she could not
attribute it to anyone in particular.
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ing said at the packing house, was that SHARPE had received a telephone
call, the. inf erence being that it was a threat*
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thereafter,, and advised that he has not received any* threats, either in
writing, in person or by telephone call*. As SHARPE pointed out, he doesn- f t
even have telephone and that all telephone calls that he or his faijiily
do receive must come from the CARLILE home next door.
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The following investigation was conducted by- -Special
TOBIAS E. MATTHEWS s JR. and FRANK F. MEECH oh February- 5, 1952,
§ocoa, Florida
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BASIS: A^ORTENBERHY was interviewed inasmuch
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Mr. A.- FORTENBERRY, who does not have a given name, but
merely an initial, was interviewed at his place of business, the Merr:
Island Lumber Company on Merritt Island, Cocoa, Florida, at which tim<
he advised he was born in 1386 near .Co lumb:as.,^J&sslsslpply^ He came t<
Florida in 1914 and homesteaded a. plot of 160 acres which was granted
to him under a -government homesteddang act.
He established the Merritt Island Lumber Company in about
1929 or 1930 and this has been his principal occupation and business
since that time* Mr. FORTENBERRY personally owns the original 160
acres of land he homesteaded in 1914 end an ad ditiona l 160 acres in
the developed section of Merritt Island. In addition, the Merritt
Tpi a,wr i Lumber Gompany owns in various localities in Brevard County,
somewhere between- three and four thousand acres of land.
• Concerning recent events, Mr. FORTENBERRY informed the Ag<
many years he has been on the County C ommi ssion and in recei
i p.hq-T rmart and, in addition, by reason of his being a member
>v Commission, the chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority.
In the Democratic Primary elections held in the spring of
1950 he was reelected as County Commissioner and, according to FORTEN-
BERRY, approximately two weeks before" the general elections held in
November, 1950, a group of people got together and supported DAVE
NISBET as his opponent. The main reason back, of the group of Brevard
County citizens in opposing him was that, according to FORTENBERRY , they
wanted to wrest control of the Port Authority so that they could man-
ipulate property holdings in • the • vicinity of the port to the advantage
of certain people whom he did hot identify i He was opposed while he
was fthari rman of the Port Authority to any manipulations in favor of
any individual and thus the reason for the opposition.;
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FORTENBERRY had. heard that the above mentioned' group had
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raised between fifteen and-- -twenty thousand- dollars to promote DAVE
NISBET in .the general election.
• Concerning the bombing of the resident of HARHY'T. MOOSE*
Mr. FORTMBERHY advised he had no information witch would be helpful
in investigating .the case. He was" of the opinion that in every act
of 'violence there had to be a motive and he could see no motive arising
in Brevard County' for killing HARRY MOOSE. Mr. FORTENBERRY -had heard
of MOOSE but bad never "met him. -He "understood that for gome time be-
fore MOORE *s death he was ■ active in NAAGP and Progressive Voters League
of Florida, Inc. work; however, this was hearsay and without direct s
knowledge . on his part. /
Concerning the recent election Mr* FORTENBERRY advised that
he did not believe the final outcome had anythingT^p do witiK® ORE* s
death* His opposition in the election did without question go after the
negro vote -but he personally dod not know what part MMRE played in
county politics. He said he has heard that some of politicians in
the county who were opposing him did meet with __HARRY^MDtfRE a nd turn over
to ■ Mm money to be used to swing the negro vote. As f aras FORTENBERRY
was concerned, this was strictly rumor. It was also rumored, accord-
ing to FORTENBERRY, that someone in Brevard County* had reached HARRY
MOORE and had gotten him to support DAVE HISBET for County Commissioner.
FORTENBERRY also heard it rumored that MOORE was-, instrumental in swing-
ing the negro vote to DAVE NISBET. In past elections, .according to
FORTENBERRY, the negro voting population "in Brevard County had sup-
ported him.
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■ self toward HARRY MOORE whatsoever as a result of the election but
his friends blamed his defeat, not on MOORE. or the negroes, but ”on
the white people who stepped so low as to solicit the negro vote”. He
■stated he personally never contacted MOORE or solicited him for as—
• sitance in the election and to his knowledge none of., his friends had
attempted to get to MOORE to receive his "support in the election. * It
was FORTENBERRY* s belief that MOORE was acting as a go-between from
the politicians opposing him. to -the negroes 'in - Brevard County.
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. Mr. FORTENBERRY advised he had never heard any of his
friends, or associates make ary statements or indicate any feelings
toward MOORE which would indicate to him that any attempt would be •
made to injure -or kill him or in any way take vengeance on him.
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Officially, as chairman of the County Commission, Mr* FORT-
ENBERRY had no connections whatsoever with MOORE with. regard to his
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past school activities as Brgvard County Board of; Instruction, is an
independent county unity 'with, full authority for handling all school
problems and, therefore, he ^uld have no reason to come in contact With
HARK MXJHE official!,, ' ' .
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He believed the death of HARTS’ 1C0RE -was caused by some of
his activities elsewhere in the state of Florida "because it looked
like a professional job according to the papers". Mr* FORTENBERRY did
not believe there was anyone in Brevard County with, experience with
explosives to' set up the explosion that killed MOORE o
Mr. FORTENBERRY believed MOORE* s death resulted from people
in the south and that they may have been some of the "racketeers* 1 in .
West Palm Beach or points south. He stated he based this opinion on
the fact the bombing appeared to have been the work of a person or
persons experienced in this type of violence, which activities are
generally attributed to the racketeering and gangster elements. Mr.
FORTENBERRY had no information upon which he could base such a belief
and no information to indicate HARRY MOORE was involved with any gam-
bling elements anywhere in the state. He said any man who could swing
a block of votes would certainly be of interest to the gambling ele-
ment and in the event they were ever double-crossed in any election
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He advised that the' negroes get out a slate the night before
an election and all voting negroes are given slips of paper showing
how to vote. The individual who is able to swing the negro vote will
have recorded on the slips of paper those persons he desires in office
and as a result the negro vote goes in a solid block. Mr. FORTENBERRY
does not believe voting in. a block is democratic and he .personally is
against such activities . He does not know how much influence MDORE .
had in this regard but he had heard that MDORE was after control of •
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Mr. FORTENBERRY said that in the event the bombing was done
by people in Brevard County it was his belief it -would have been done
by negroes rather than white people. - He based this belief ott the fact
that if MOORE had trouble with anyone it would more likely be with his
own race than with white people.
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He stated that the ratio of colored voters to white voters
at Mi»o ia greater than in Cocoa -although he notated, out. the colored,
vote in Cocoa- is numerically larger than at Mims. The colored voting
population in Cocoa amounts to, approximately 3Q& of the entire Brevard
County colored vote.
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Mr. FORTENBERRY advised that he was instrumental in the
publication - of the county newspaper named “East Coast Trade Winds” •
The paper company is a stock company with a majority of stock being ■
controlled by the Merritt Island Lumber Company. * The editor of the
paper is one RALPH MOODY who is employed out of Orlando. The newspaper
was started to carry on the progress of the -Canaveral Port project.
He was the founder of the Port and was the driving force while - he was
chairman of the Port Authority but, according to him, the Port was
dying a natural death since his defeat as County Commissioner and re-
moval as a member of the Port Authority. ;
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"TRIGGER” GRIGGS had been sent to a negro election ' meeting on Merritt
Island with the purpose of breaking up the meeting, Mr. FORTENBERRY
was questioned concerning his knowledge of this-. He said he recalled
hearing something about a meeting being held on Merritt Island, he
believed just prior to the primary election in the spring of 1950. He
said County Road Patrolman GRIGGS happened to be driving by a church
on Merritt Island and, seeing quite a gathering of colored people and
noticing three white men were present, he stopped to see if there was
any trouble and what was going on. According to FORTENBERRY , when
GRIGGS ascertained it was a peaceful meeting,that there was no trouble
existing, he merely departed. FORTENBERRY denied sending GRIGGS to
the meeting to find out what was going on or to break up the meeting.
Upon inquiry Mr. FORTENBERRY said that GRIGGS is not only the County
Road Patrolman but also a Deputy Sheriff and while his . jurisdiction
is usually limited to traffic on the highway, it is his duty upon see-
ing any trouble anywhere in the county to investigate the matter • He
said he had taken no interest in the meeting and did not recall who the
white men were but had heard that DOYLE CARLTON was one of the three me
nresent discussing the election with the negroes.
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The Agent's advised- FORTENBERRY that it was- noted his news*-
paper, the ’’East Coast Trade Winds", one issue of which was published
on Thursday, December 27, 1951, and the next on Thursday, January 3,”
1952 , the - first after the bombing- and the second after HARRIETT
died, contained no information of the events , to which FORTENBERRY
replied that the daily newspapers had carried full, accounts of the
bombing a rid he had not sent any reporters to the scene and therefore
had no information to publish in the newspaper.'
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Concerning his general attitude in regard to the negroes,
Mr. FORTENBERRY advised he is of the opinion that the negroes should be
protected by the laws as well as the whites.
It is to be noted that Sheriff H« T. 'W ill JA MS of Brevard
County advised that A. FORTENBERRY had on February 5, 1952, announced
his candidacy for Florida -State Representative . from Brevard County in
the forthcoming election.
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The following is a description of FORTENBERRY obtained from
interrogation and observation:
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Age ■ ■
Birth date
Birthplace
Race
Sex
Height
Weight
Build
Eyes
Hair
Complexion
gears and marks
Marital status
Wife
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A. FORTENBERRY (no given name
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1886 (month and date ' unknown)
near Columbus, Mississippi
white
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ruddy
mole right cheek
married-
FANNIE MAS
ANDREW FORTENBERRY, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi
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INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT- EARL
ROOKLIN
The following." investigation -was conducted by Special Agents
CLIDE P. ADERHOLP and PRUE.C. CEINKSCALES on January 30, 1952, at
Mims, Florida •
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o I l Mims, Florida, who observed two men
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in Mims about July or August, -1951 5 who inquired as to
the 'whereabouts of HARR!' T. MOORE residence i Photos also
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exhibited to I I with negative results.
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. ,/fe BELVIN and EARL- J. BROOKLYN, alone with photograohs~ofl
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effort to determine whether, or not l I could identify photographs
of any of these individuals as being identical with either or both of
the white men who had appeared at the Mims Sundry Store about July or
August, 1951, inquiring as to the whereabouts and residence' of victim
HARR! T.’ MOORE.' '
During the group exhibition of these photographs
deliberately studied these photographs and picked from the group the
Standing photograph of suspect EARL J. BROOKLYN , stating that he could
not positively identify this photograph as that Of one of the men in-
quiring about; MOORE 1 s whereabouts but that this photograph more closely
resembled one of the two men making the inquiry than an 7 he has viewed.
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.advised that the size and build of suspect BROOK-
LYN compared very, favorably with that of the heavy and stocky indiv-
idual making the inquiry.
I& is tp be noted that in look ing through the group of
photographs exhibited to him I I picked the standing photograph
of suspect BRCOKHYH ' from the midst of the group, laid it aside, sub-
sequently placed it back in the group of photographs and again, while
studying them in detail, selected this standing photograph of BROOKLYN .
It is- also noted that I ~~l failed to identify and pick
. out the photograph of suspect TILLMAN H .t^BELVIN as that of the other
individual rnaki ng inquiry about MOORE. I I stated that he would
■ make a positive identification of a photograph only when absolutely
certain of the identity and volunteered to view other- photographs of
other suspects when obtained;
The above mentioned photographs -were also exhibited to
| | -who had been in the Mims Sundry Store when the two un-
known individuals inquired as to the whereabouts of MOORE ? s residence.
| I was unable to make anv • i dentification of any of the photographs,
but stated the photograph of I I seemed familiar.
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The. following investigation was conducted by Special Agen
FRANK F. MEECH and JAMES P„ SHANNON on January 26, 1^52", at Orlando,
Florida .
BASIS: JAMES CICERO EVEREEL-was interviewed inasmuch as he
was identified' by mm® ELVIN as 1 an influential Klansman
vho was instrumental in electing BELVIN as Exalted ■, Cyclops .
in ordeir to combat the radical element of the,. Klan., -
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estate salesman associated with . the - Don Asher Realty Company o:
i Orange Avenue, furnished the "following information:
He exhibited
Southern Knights of the
until December, 1952.
number 74567 showing
.ux KLan. location 7 -.
EVERETT, who is 33 years of age, born in Georgia, ha^been
in the Orlando area thirty years and has known TILLMAN ! ? CIS SQ j^EjjVji.
all his life through his, EVERETTS, father who was active in the old
tn ari with BELVIN. EVERETT admitted being the Exalted Cyclops of various
ICLavems of the different organizations of the 'Klan three or, four times
and was the Elxalted . Cyclops of the Orlando Den of the Southern Knights
of the Ku KLux THan until BILL HENDRIX decided to run ' for Governor
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Klan had a dispute as to whether or not to go into the Association of
Georgia Klans or the Southern Knight s of the Ku Klux Klan. At that time
EVERETT was of the opinion TILLMAN BELVIN was the man who could do more
than anyone else to hold the Florida Klan together. EVERETT was inter-
ested in preventing the members of the Florida Klan from joining, either
the Georgia Klan or the Southern Knight s * believing that they should^ be
one Klan and he thought TILLMAN BELVIN could work with all Klansmen in
Orlando because he was such an old* active and reliable member of the
Klan. It was EVERETT ? s understanding that BELVIN at first stayed with
the old group and would not go into the Association of Georgia Klans or
the Southern Knights . He claimed he has been out of touch with BELVIN
for the past six years (which is probably a misstatement as he and BELVIN
were in the Florida Klan together four years ago.) .
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into the two groups, the Geo:
Florida chapter ceased to ex
the various fees to maintain
of the old. Florida KLan started to split
rgia KLan and the Southern Knights, the
1st but a fund -was set up In order to pay
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EVERETT claimed he went over to the Southern Knights of the
Ku KLux KLan- because it was a more democratic organisation? conducting
elections on a local? state and national basis whereas in the Associ-
ation of Georgia Klaus certain men set themselves up as the national
leaders and the membership had no choice* He claimed the Association *
of Georgia KLans has an imperialistic way of doing things and that one
man (SAM ROPER) is "high and mighty" * EVERETT heard that after the
Groveland incidents there was a further split-up in the Georgia ^ KLan
in the Orlando area tut he has no specific or accurate information to
furnish on that split-up*
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He does not think that any official organization of the KLan
took official action at the time of the Groveland incidents in the sum-
mer of 1949 but believes the incidents occurred spontaneously before any
of the KLans could actually take' any official or unofficial action.
It is his oonvi ction that Sheriff WILLIS McCALL was being handed a
"rough deal" by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People who were flooding money into the Lake County area in order to
annoy and harrass McCALL.
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the Georgia K"i an and the Southern Knights there -was considerable argu-
ment as -to who should use the clubhouse on Winter Garden Road. He stated
that the Southern Knights at Orlando voted to forego any interest in
the clubhouse and the Georgia KLansrat Orlando finally took over the use
of the clubhouse.
/ EVERETT attended the official meetings of the Orlando Den of
the Southern Knights of the KuJKbnciaan-regularly until April, 1951
when BILLbHEMDRIX, the leader, announced that he was a candidate for
governor nr Florida. EVERETT advised he does not believe KLans should
be used as a political football,, that he has never been able to get
along with BILL HENDRIX -and has been a »*thorn in HENDRIX* side".
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The only meeting of the Southern Knights EVERETT has attended
in the past six months ■was the one meeting just before Christmas , 1951 •
EVERETT claimed he has never been on a "ride”, knows nothing of "rides”,
and explained that such activities are never discussed in the KLavern,
no one knows anything about them officially and it is a Klan rule that .
whoever engages in a "ride" is on his own.
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in Orlando, one Den in Apopka, but none in Winter Park, Elorida, ac-
cording to EVERETT.
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When questioned concerning HARRY MOORE and the Mbs explosion
EVERETT advised that his wife has told him that- HARRY MOORE is mentioned
in the book "The Scottsboro Boy". He stated he had read the book some
time ago prior to instant crime but did not irecall. the name being used .
He stated the name HARRY MOORE meant nothing to him .until acw be
read it in the newspaper after MOORE was killed in the explosion at
Mims. He knows nothing of any persons who are terrorists or who might
have engaged in such an act as instant crime. He claimed he has tried
to get away from that element and that is one -of the reasons he left
the group in Orlando to join the Southern Knights o
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EARL/RROOKLYN was a prominent member of the group that joined
the Georgia Klan and generally was opposed to the group which EVERETT .
supported.
He remarked that "when you can’t sit down and talk and reason
with a person you shouldn’t have anything to do with him but leave- nim
to referring to EARL BROOKLYN. He further described BROOKLYN as
a man- wriu «look pretty good to a kid whcyinight think he was won-
derful", indicate. v lC that BROOKLYN would appeal to the young, adventurous
type of person. He ■ charat*.^rn sed BROOKLYN as a "brute” and a "pretty
rugged character" who wants his otrw -way, had his own radical ideas and
could not be dissuaded from it. He was never able to reason with EARL
BROOKLYN who was of the type who would be inclined to take ^ the law into
his ovai hands in certain cases, suah as a case that might involve- a
person molesting a child. It would be BROOKLYN’S belief that the mo-
lester should be beaten father than brought to court. He said heordid
-not' wa£$ to have anything to do with persons like EARL BROOKLYN and
this was one of the reasons -he went over to' the Southern Knights of the
Ku Klux KLan.
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^^■was one of the younger parsons of a group in the split-
knowp nothing
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stayed vntn tne Association ox Georgia Klans
K3an activities of[
name
familiar and volunteered that the ICLans
Apopka broke into' two factions of the Georgia KLan and the Southern
K ni gpg atXahoiit t.fr e same time as the Ghoveland incidents. He believed
that
Orlando
Park, who is' about 6 J 2 ,r tall and weighs 235 pounds* is a very nice lei—
low, is a member of his, EV£RETT»s, Den and "could be Exalted Cyclops".
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Number 14052613 , • appeared to be a responsible and reputable citi
zen. He insisted that he knows nothing of the bombing of MOORE* s home
and has never seen or heard of any floor plans . or diagrams of the MOORE
home at ary time.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special
Agents nTvrm P.ADEEHOID and PRUE 0. CUNESOALES on January 30, 1952,
■ at Mims, Florida.
■R asTS » TCvb-i bn t.-f nri of photographs of suspects and others to
| Mime, Florida, who observed two men in
Mims about July or August, 1951, who inquired as to the
•hereabouts of HARRY T* M30R E residence* Photos also
exhibited to I I with negative results*
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Photographs in various poses of suspects IX ' . T . MflW HOT T iET .
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were
exhibited to| |«t Mr residence at mms, ra.ora.aa,
effort to determine whether or not | | could identify photographs
of ary of these individuals as being identical with either or both of
the white men ho had appeared at the Mams Sundry Store about July or
August, 1951, inquiring as to the hereabouts and residence of victim
HARRT T- MCOHE*
hid
looking through the group of photographs _ exhibited
failed
t tt.t.m atj h. BELVIN as that of one of the individuals making inquiry
ibout MDORE. ‘
TTia above mentioned photographs were also exhibited to
I I ho had been in the Mims Sundry Store hen the two un-
known individuals inquired as to the whereabouts of MDORE* s residence.
| was unable to make ary i dentification of ary of the photographs,
but stated the photograph of l I seemed familiar.
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V. INVESTIGATION RE SUSPECT JAMES Bo /JOHNSON
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The following investigation was conducted "by Special Agents
CLYDE P.- ADESREOLD and PHJB C. CLINKSCALES on January 27 to Febru-
ary 2, 1952,.
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BASISi ARTHUR HENRY HOLLAND, colored, -taxi driver at
Winter Garden, Florida, who was shot and beaten by a
group of white men on January 12, 1952, described one
of the white men as being about 45 years old, short,
stocky build, wearing glasses and a billed cap* HOLLAND
also observed that one of the cars in which they were
riding was a. new blue Henry J automobile* Investigation
reflects that JAMES -B, JOHNSON has a similar physical
description to that given by HOLLAND and is the owner
of a new blue Henry J, automobile*
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Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff JAMES J* MITCHELL of the
Orange County . Sheriff 1 s Office, Orlando, Florida, advised that in his
opinion JAMES B. JOHNSON was one pf the. group of white men that shot
and beat ARTHUR HENRY HOLLAND, a colored taxi driver at Winter Garden,
Florida, oh January 12, 1952* MITCHELL recalled that HOLLAND had stated
that the man that reached into the car and pulled him out was about
45 years old,* was wearing glasses and a' billed cap and had a short
stocky build* MITCHELL also advised that HOLLAND had stated that one
of the cars In which the white men were riding was a new blue Henry J
and that JOHNSON' owned a new blue Henry J which was similar to that
described by' HOLLAND*.
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he has known JOHNSON for a long period of time 'and that ho considers
him to be a trouble maker* He .’said he was of the definite opinion that
JOHNSON had participated in the shooting and beating of ARTHUR HENRY
HOLLAND and that .he was also sure that JOHNSON had participated' in the
blowing up of the Croamette Frozen Custard Stand at. Orlando on Novem-
ber 1, 1951, Informant said he had no proof, that JOHNSON had actually
participated, in this explosion but he .knew JOHNSON was certainly cap- •
able of doing a job of this type,
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that had pulled HOLLAND from his taxi and that this description fit
perfectly the description of JOHNSON*
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The informant advised farther that JAMES B. JOHNSON has a
brother named ART JOHNSON tdio is also of poor reputation and char-
acter and is. just as capable as JAMES B« JOHNSON of beating and shoot
ing a negro, informant also advised that he was confident that JOHNS
■was /involved in the shooting and killing of MELVIN WOMACK, colored,
at Oakland, Florida, in approximately June, 1951* He said that if
JOHNSON -would talk he could probably clear up at least four shootings
and beatings in the West Orange County area* Informant said that
JAMBS B . JOHNSON is the owner ' of the Johnson Sevang Machine Exchange ,
1100 East Colonial Drive, Orlando. -
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Confidential’ Informant T--3 of known reliability, who is a
member of the Ku Klux Klan, advised that JQHNSON is a member of the
ELan at Winter Garden, Florida. He stated JOHNSON has a very poor rep-
utation and that he is of the ' opinion JOHNSON has participated in a
number of crimes- against negroes in the West Orange County area. Thxs
•i rrPn-wna-.it stated further that JOHNSON has two brothers, one named
"] -who is of good character and reputation, and one known
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and ills
who is of very poor reputation. Informant
brother often participated together in terrorist activities.
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MELVIN WILLS* co-owner of Wills and Wills Battery Company *
Orlando* .Florida * advised he lived next, door to JAMES Bo JOHNSON in
Windemere > Florida* He said that as far as he knew JOHNSON ^ was ^ of good
' reputation and that he had no knowledge of JOHNSON 7 s participating
in Klan activities* WILLS could, not furnish any information as to
JOHNSON 7 s activities or whereabouts on Christmas Day* 1951- He was
certain he had spent no appreciable length of time -with JOHNSON on
Christmas Day or the two preceeding days or he would -have recalled same.
It was personally observed by Agents that JAMES B. JOHNSON
is the owner of a 1951 blue Henry J automobile bearing 1952 Florida
license 7D 188.
Records of the Florida State Drivers license Bureau, Orange
County Court House , Orlando, Florida, reflect the following description
for JAMES B. JOHNSON:
Address
Age
Birth date
Height
Weight
1100 East Colonial Drive,
Orlando, Florida
43
November J L5.-> 1908
5 *5 W
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brom
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Records of the Credit Bureau of Orange County reflect that
JOHNSON is married and his wife r s name is MARTHA. * He is listed as the
owner of the Johnson Sewing Machine Exchange located at 1100 East
Colonial Drive, Orlando. These files contain a newspaper clipping
of the Orlando Sentinel-Star dated July B, 1951? which reflected that
J. B. JOHNSON and his brother, ART, were arrested at Titusville, Flor-
ida, for assaulting two youths. This article reflected further that
JAMES B. JOHNSON and his brother had been released on $1000.00 bonds.
Lo D. TEIPPE. manager of the Credit Bureau, stated he- could
not locate a recoci
with JAMES andl
He said he b elieve*
and that
Company in Qri an do
resides at
for i i He said he was well acquainted
J OHN S ON and that the y are of ver y poor reputation
. t hat T I true name is I
I the r-rne ‘ TTa n.mnn P.1 saner*
Credit records reflect that
\ Orlando , Florida.
No record was located for
the Orlando Police Department or .0
B. JOHNSON in the files of
Jountv Sheriff’s Office.
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The following drive stigation was conducted by Special Agents
PRUE C. CUMSCALES and CLYDE P. ADEEHOLD on February 5 and 6, 1952.
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BASIS: Information furnished to Agents by Deputy
United States Marshal FRANK M. DURRANCE as received
fr om T-2 to the effect that suspects J. B
and l I, while talking 'tp T-2
at Cocoa, Florida, during the summer of 1951 1
made threatening remarks against victim 'HARRY
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On February 5, 1952, Deputy United States Marshall FRANK
M. DURRANCE, Post Office Building, Orlando, Florida,' advised Special
Agents CLYDE P. ADEEHOLD and PRUE C. GUNKS C ALES that when in recent
contact with an acquaintance. Confidential Informant T-2 this in-
formant had mentioned to him that during the summer of 1951 °ne JOHNSON
who operates an electrical appliance place and sewing- machine business
in Orlando, Florida, and his brother had asked the informant if he was
interested in joining the Ku Klux. Elan. DTJRRANCE stated that after
the informant declined, JOHNSON and his brother had reportedly made
remarks to the effect that negroes were getting out of hand and in-
dicated that the TOa-n intended to do something about it. According to
DURRANCE, JOHNSON had specifically mentioned victim HARRY T.
during the conversation with the informant.
On February 6, 1952, Confidential Informant T-2 was inter-
viewed and advised that during June or early July, 1951 3 a man by the
ttflWP- of ‘JOHNSON who operates an electrical appliance and sewing machine
business in Orlando, and JOHNSON*s brother, had approached this in-
formant at his place of employment near Cocoa, Florida* JOHNSON 3**—
qoired about an attorney to represent him<> requesting the informant to
recommend an attorney. After the informant mentioned one or two at-
torneys JOHNSON .related that sometime, prior to this contact he and his
brother had been accused of beating up two "young white boys at Titus-
ville, Florida. Informant related that he learned that JOHNSON and
his brother had been hunting turtles and that two young boys, after
locating a large -turtle, were reportedly told by JOHNSON that the
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game warden was nearby and JOHNSON advised them to dispose of ihe
turtle . The boys reportedly had hid the turtle in, some bushes and
departed; while they -were gone JOHNSON and his brother allegedly _
stole the boys* turtle and when the boys returned looking for their
turtle and found it gone they left to seek JOHNSON and his brother <>
They located the truck which JOHNSON and his brother were driving at
a nearby bridge and observed in JOHNSQN*s truck the turtle which was
stolen from them. When they accused JOHNSON and his brother of steal-
ing their turtle the boys were reportedly beaten up by JOHNSON and his
brother*
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Informant advised that local authorities later identified
a ,r) d obtained warrants for JOHNSON and his brother and caused their
arrest. It was after JOHNSON «s arrest that he had contacted the in-
formant •
During the conversation between the, JOHNSONs and the in-
formant Wien JOHNSON inquired about an attorney, JOHNSON asked the in-
formant if he would be interested in joining the Ku KLux KLan, JOHNSON
indicating he was organizing a KLavern in Cocoa, Florida* This in-
formant advised he had been a KLan member some ten or- fifteen years _
ago but now disagreed with KLan policy and activities and he advise
JOHNSON that he definitely did not desire to became a KLan jaember or
engage ip any KLan activities now. This informant stated JOHNSON
indicated that he was an active official in the KLan and state
negroes were now getting out of hand and something had to be done.
Informant advised that JOHNSON stated that ”There*s a biggety s--o— ,
HARRY MQOEE, at Mims, Florida, Who is getting out of hand”. Informant
advised that JOHNSON mentioned that* MOORE had made some statements or
remarks concerning the Groveland rape case which JOHNSON apparently
did not like. To the best of the informant *s knowledge and recofiectxon
JOHNSON also indicated that something was going to happen to HAEKx 1 .
MOORE of that MOORE would be taken care of.
T- 2 advised, he had known JOHNSON and his brother casually
for several* months prior to that time as they had fished at varies
intervals in the vicinity of Cocoa. He concluded, however, that e
has not observed JOHNSON and hi? brother fishing in this vicinity smc<
the contact mentioned above . Informant added that . dupng that tome
and his brother travelled in an old model pick-up truck voule
fishing in that vicinity. Informant stated to his knowledge no one el:
heard, the above conversation between himself and JOHNSON. He also a -
vised that to his knowledge there Is no KKK KLavern or KLan activity
in Cocoa, Florida.
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The following investigation was
CLIDE P. ADERHOLD and PRUE C. CLINKSCALES
25 to 31 , and February 1 and 2 , 1952.
...BASIS: Information furnished by T- :
conducted by S
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Special Agents
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ALFONSO
VSCHMLTT , aka Alex, and ROBERT L. JUDAH, both residents
< \of Winter Garden, Florida, compared favorably with the
descriptions of the two men who made inquiry about
HARES' T. .MOORE at Mims, Florida, during July or August,
1951. Informant advised SCHMITT and- JUDAH are. active
members of the Winter Garden KLan of the Association of
Georgia FI a, ns and are capable of instigating and per-
petrating a crime such as the bombing of the MOvRE
residence.
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member of the Ku KLux KLan, advised on January 19, 1952, that after
consideration of the descriptions of the two individuals who reported!
madp. inquiry at Mims, Florida, during July or August, 1951, ns to the
residence arid whereabouts of victim HARKI T. MDOHE, he felt that the
description of the taller man making this inquiry compared very favor-
ably with the physical description of ALFONSO F. SCHMETT , aka Alex
Schmitt, members of the Winter Garden KLan of the Association of Georg
KLans. T-3 stated that SCHMITT has been employed as a foreman for
several years at the Winter Garden Citrus Growers Cooperative; that
SCHMITT has been an active member of the Ku KLux KLan in Winter Gar-
den; is believed to have been involved in some of the terrorist activ**
ities in Winter Garden and West Orange County during the past two yeax
and it was felt by the informant that SCHMITT is capable of instigat-
ing .or perpetrating a crime such as the bombing of the MOORE residence
at Mims, Florida.
The informant stated he believed SCHMITT to have been involi
in the murder- of MELVIN WOMACK, colored,who was shot to ‘death by a
group of white men in about July, 1951 near Winter Garden, Florida.
He also believed that SCHMITT participated in the beating and shooting
of R. J. WOODARD, colored, age 17, at Winter Garden, Florida, during
the latter part of 1950. Informant believed further that SCHMITT par-
ticipated in the shooting and beating of a negro taxi driver named
ARTHUR HENRI HOLLAND at Winter Garden on January 12 , ■ 1952 . Informant
S he bad no proof SCHMITT participated in these crimes, but knovnp
SCHMITT* s character and reputation in Winter Garden, he believed ham
to be an active participant in these incidents.
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• ROBE RT BARR, office manager, Winter Garden Citrus Growers
• Cooperative , advised that SCHMITT has been employed as a field foreman
for a number of years and that as far. .as he knew SCHMITT has a good
'reputation. BARR stated he knows nothing of SCHMITT’S Klan activities;
t hat he has never been involved in any trouble with the company to his
knowledge, adding that he only knew that SCHMITT and his children do
attend the Winter Garden Methodist Church where, BARR attends.. BAER
could furnish very, little additional information except to state that
SCHMITT has resided on Dillard Street near the outskirts of Winter Gar-
den for several years. He had no personnel records to furnish ad-
ditional data regarding SCHMITT. BARR also advised that the Winter
Garden Citrus Growers Cooperative had not used dynamite in setting out
of new. groves. He stated that approximately two years ago some grower
members had hired some explosive expert to do this type of work but
that to his knowledge there is no dynamite to which SCHMITT might have
had access in or through the Winter Garden Citrus Growers Cooperative.
Chief of Police MAIMED MAM, Winter Garden, advised that
SCHMITT has resided in Winter Garden for about twelve or fifteen years
and that as far as he knew SCHMITT had a good reputation. Chief MAM
knew nothing of SCHMITT’S Klan activities but stated that SCHMITT coulc
well be active in the Klan without MAM’s having knowledge of same.
Chief MAM knew of no access SCHMITT might have to dynamite in Winter
Garden, stating that only the work crews of the Florida Power and Iighi
Company in Winter Garden have access to or maintain and use dynamite
in their daily- work. He advised that he had heard of the beating of
the colored boy, R. J. WOODARD, about li years ago several days after
it allegedly took place. He stated he was of the opinion that WOODARD
had remained in jail overnight the night he was beaten and that he had
received no information that SCHMITT was or was not involved in the
beating and shooting of WOODARD.
, Agents personally observed that a 1950 or 1951 dark grey
four-door Chevrolet is usually parked in the garage at the SCHMITT
residence. This car ‘does "not compare favorably with the descriptions
furnished by ARTHUR HENRI HOLLAND .of the three cars used by the men wt
beat him on the night of "January 12, 1952.
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Records of the Orlando Credit Bureau reflected that ALFONSO
F. SCHMITT and wife, EDNA D. SCHMITT, receive mail at P.0. Box 162,
Winter Garden, Florida, and have bought, real estate in Winter Garden.
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F. SCHMITT from Idle- Orange County Drivers License records:
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Eyes
Occupation
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October.30 ^1903
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INVESTIGATION RE
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The following investigation -was conducted by Special Agents
GLIDE Pc ADERHOLD and PRUE C. CUNKSCA1ES on January 19, 21, 22,
'2 5 to 31, and February 1 and 2, 1952c
BASIS : • Information furnished by T- 3 that ALFONSO F .
SCHMITT, ' aka Alex, and ROBERT L. JUDAH, both residents
of Winter Garden, Florida, compared favorably -with the
descriptions ■ of the two men who made inquiry about
HARRY T. MOORE at Mims, Florida, during July or August,
1951. Informant advised SCHMITT and JUDAH are active
members of the Winter Garden Klan of the Association of
Georgia KLans and are capable of instigating and per-
petrating a crime such as the bombing of the MOORE
residence .
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Confidential Informant T— 3 of known reliability , who is a member
of the Ku Klux Klan, advised that in considering the descriptions
furnished for the two men who made inquiry in July or August, 1951? s-t
Mims, Florida, regarding the whereabouts and residence of victim HARRY
T. MOORE, he felt that the description furnished for the short, heavy-
set individual making inquiries compared favorably with ^ the physical
description of ROBERT L. JUDAH. He advised that JUDAH is an^ active
member of the Winter Garden Klan of the Association of Georgia KLans.
He advised that JUDAH has been employed for ’several years by the Winter .
Garden Citrus Growers Cooperative, in what capacity tlie informant
did not know. Informant did state, however, that JUDAH is a close
associate of ALFONSO F. SCHMITT, also a Klan member; that JUDAH lives
in the country southeast of Winter Garden; that both are believed to
have been involved in recent terrorist activities in Winter Garden and
West Orange County. He stated that JUDAH, as well as SCHMITT, is
Capable of instigating and perpetrating the bombing of the ICORE resi-
dence at Mims. In this regard , inf ormant advised he considered JUDAH
* the "strong-arm man" for SCHMEET and would likely stand back and be
preoared for ary strong-arm activities while SCHMITT did any talking
that was to be done. Informant had no definite information but believed
it quite possible that’ JUDAH, might have been involved in the beating^
and shooting of several colored people in the Winter Garden area during
the past two years.
Inquiry at the Winter Garden Post Office reflects that JUDAH main-
tains residence on Route 1, Winter Garden, Florida.
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ROBERT BAER, office manager for the Winter Garden Citrus Growers
Cooperative, advised that he was not personally acquainted with JUDAH
but that his payroll records reflected that JUDAH has worked for the
company for t a .number of years as a tractor driver. BARR knew nothing
concerning JUDAH* s character or reputation and had no information as
to whether or not JUDAS was a member or active 'in. Klan activities .
wn.T.TflM MARTIN, a mechanic employed at the Winter Garden Citrus
Growers Cooperative, advised that JUDAH has worked there since before
the last World War. He said that JUDAH was in the military service
during the war and that after the war he returned to his job at the
Cooperative. MARTIN stated he thought JUDAH to be of good character
and reputation and had no information to the effect that JUDAH was a
member of the Klan. * ’
Chief of Police MAIMED MANN, Winter Garden, Florida, advised he
knew ROBERT L. JUDAH Only by name and that he had no arrest record for
JUDAH. MANN said he had no information which would indicate JUDAH
had participated in ary terrorist activities in or around Winter Gar-
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Records of the Orlando Credit Bureau in a report dated August,
1949, reflected only .that an honorable discharge from 'the Ifaited States
Navy had been filed by ROBERT L» JUDAH with the Clerk ^ of the Orange
County Circuit Court on December 9, 1945® No Navy Serial Number was
shown.
The following data regarding BQHEHD Iu JODAH was obtained from
the Orange County Voters Eegistration records and Automobile Regis-
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Sex
Birth, date
Birthplace
Height
Weight
Hair
Eyes
Occupation
Residence address
Vehicle
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. male
Decemoar~3 1^ — '1921
Louisiana
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brown
citrus worker
P.0.Box 294 /Winter Garden
1946 Chevrolet pick-up truck,
. 1951 Florida license 7GH751
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No records were located for ROBERT L. JUDAH in the files of
the Orlando Police Department or. Orange County Sheriff 1 s Office,
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following investigation was . conducted by Special Agents FRANK
JAMES P. SHANNON at Apopka* Florida on January 21* 1952:
MONRQE/MART was interviewed inasmuch a;
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SMffiTT MONROE HART of 210 E. 5th Street* Apopka; Florida, a
mechanic employed by bhe Minute Maid Company at its plant at Plymouth,
Florida, upon interview furnished the following information;
He hasn’t had any dealings with the Ku Klux Klan in over two years*
his last membership card in the Association of Georgia Klans, . Apopka, Florida
being in 1949. He originally joined the Ku Klux Klan in Orlando, Florida
in 1926, transferred from there to the Winter Garden group of the Klan ten
or twelve, years ago and in 1947 transferred to the Apopka ’Lodge of the
Georgia Klan-. He complained that the Klan might be a good organization if
it wasn't for the trouble two or three persons caused by wanting to run it,
collecting dues and then busting it up,"
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GAR and FEEDkEISNER about the elections in which BIEL BOGAR was
running for Exalted Cyclops. He remarked BID, BOGAR wouldn’t let other .
people's money alone and further described him as a pretty bad egg. H
having arguments among the members of the Klan# *
Just prior to the time he left the KLAN, HART claims that the
Exalted Cyclops was Old Man SHEPHERD, the Secretary was R. G.. STEVENS
(deceased), the Treasurer was FRED REISNER and BILL 30GAR held some other .
• office.. JOE WADE' also held one of the offices of the Klan at the time.
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and knows that BOGAR fought WADE for the leadership of the Apopka Klan after
he HART left the Klan. HART claims he was not a member of the Georgia
iSan at the time of the a c tuaL ' election of officers in which BILL BOGAR was
supposed to run for Exalted Cyclops and also insists he did not know whether
or not BOGAR was ever elected..
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At the time he left the Apopka Lodge of the Georgia Klan HART
n.1 aims there were approximately 75 members in that lodge in good standing
and that usually 35 members attended the meetings. Incidentally, he believed
there were 100 members in the Winter Garden lodge, when he transf errea there
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with the Klan and knows nothing about its operation since he left prior to
the election of officers of the Apopka Lodge of the Association of Georgia
irianfl (undoubtedly referring to a time in December, 1948 ) • He pays no at-
tention to BILL BOGAR because he is one of the reasons why he left the
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He insists he has never been on any S, rides« or demonstrations and
was not at Groveland at the time of- the incidents in the summer of 1949*
He admits that eight or ten years ago he was in two parades conducted by
the Winter Garden group in the City of Apopka, Florida. When asked if these
parades were conducted by hooded Klansmen he 'replied * ! No •
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that the Klan doesn't know anything about. Generally he believes that all
terrorist activities laid to the Klan by the newspapers were done by people
other than Klansmen and may be laid to the Communist?.
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states he does not know who HARRY
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No one has approached him to join, any of the lodges of the Klans
since last fall. JOB WADE asked him to rejoin the Klan two months ago, the
identity of the Klavern or organization of the Klan not stated. FRED REISNER
also approached nim to rejoin the Klan in the fall of 1951*
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The Winter Garden group of the Klan met in a hall in a building
where a Dentist ARNOLD had .his office, which building Is across the street
from Dr. HARTER. The Apopka group of the Klan met in its own buil d i n g- on
an island at Fuller’s Lake, which island is owned by HERMIT SMITH, of Plymouth
Florida, a member of the Apopka lodge.
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During the- interview HART made the following observations as a re-
sult of questions posed:
ALTON DIXON, Jr. is one of his sons-in-law and left for service
an .the U.S. Army in one of the Carolinas two weeks agoj
five miles
ALTON DIXON,. Sr. is at Johnson’s Fishing Camp at Walker’s comer,
i out of Orlando on the Winter Garden Road to Ocoee , Florida j
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EARL .BROOKLYN, was in the Orlando group while he , HART,, was a
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member there . He knew EARL BROOKLYN years ago but hasn't seen Mm
vears and does not Snow anything bad about EARL BROOKLYN;
mechanic
Orlando ;
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MORGAN HOWARD is a man with one eye who is a pretty good fellowj
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ROT RAMSEY never belonged to the Ampka Inds© -while ne, HART, .
was in it - HART claims, he has cot seen ROY RAMSEY in over a year;
EDGAR KING has the service station across from the Standard Oil
Station in Apopka ;
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NAT RYAN is a fprmer Klansman who owned the Ryan Hardware Store in
Apopka, who is a good friend of Mss
WALTER GODING, 23 years of age, is' a son-in-law of HART's and was
formerly .an officer in one of the Klan lodges, and is now in the Korean area
in the U. S. Navy on the S.S. WISCONSIN.
Wherever no statement is made as to whether or not the persons
above mentioned were affiliated with the Elan, HiUff refused to state whether
or not such a person was in the Klan now or ever was in the KLan.
HART admitted knowing ALFONSO, SCHMITT and LEE DAVIS of Winter
Garden but refused to make any statement as to whether or not they were
affiliated with the Klan. He also knew PHILIP HUGGINS but refused to make
any statement as to his Klan affiliations.
not
The following persons were mentioned to HART
acquainted with them:
he stated he was
WILLIAM HARTZOG
R. G. HOWELL
EVERETT BRANTLEY
BUCK WILLIAMS .
EDGAR BRANTLEY
ROBERT L. JUDAH.
The fallowing is a description of
through observation and interrogation:
HART
btained
Race
Bom
Place of birth
WMt.e
.HazeIhunsi.._Georgia
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Brown
Blue
Ruddy
Thin
EDWARD HART (deceased)
MART HARRISON/ nee Me GALL, now re-
siding Rochelle,'. Georgia
B3&TQN HART, Rochelle,-. Georgia
JOHN L. HARRISON
KINSEY HARRISON
Mrs. RAY (BESSIE) ELDER, Rochelle,,
210 E. '5th Street, Apopka, Florida
Mechanic, Minute Maid, Plymouth,
Florida
8th grade. Southern School of
Commerce
Apopka Grove s of Gentile, for'
20 years
Correct Craft at Pine castle, Florida.
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i and claims he has never been, arrested,
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F. MEECH, JAMES P.
and February Is 1952*
investigation was . Conducted by
SHANNON and TOBIAS E, MATTHEWS-, JR
Agents
on January
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; MflPTnw EDWAH>%ADE, aka Joe'wade, interviewed
inasmuch as evidence had been cfeveloped he was very active
in the _ EKK„a nd on the occasion of his previous interview
had denied"being in the Elan* It is pointed out -MADE was
one of the renegades and was banished from, the Assodatio
of Georgia Elans in Apopka* He is reported to have been
Exalted Cyclops of the Association of Georgia Elans, hav-
ing been reinstated after a new charter was obtained for
the Klavem.
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MARION EDWARD WADE, also known as Joe Wade, was reinterviewed
January 23 « 1952 . and insisted that he was no longer associated with any
Sofke^. He continually evaded questions during the inter-
view and appeared to be extremely uneasy and .nervous.
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During the interview he gave a brief description of the
method under which A "ride” is organized. He stated that one of the
conanitteemen (KLokan committee) is appointed by the Exalted Cyclops, to
handle a certain matter and he , in turn, picks one , two or more T loaders
to handle, the victim, for him.
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An effoit was made to reason with WADE and to enlist his ■
cooperation in the conduct of instant investigation. WADE indicated if
he were able to develop any infoimation concerning the MOORE case he
would certainly advise the Bureau*
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* The following inve stigation was conducted, by Special Agents FRANK
ECH and JAMES ^P. SHANNON on January .ZLj 1952 at Apopka; Florida :
BASIS: Ti J/^MENNAMI was interviewed inasmuch as he was reported
to be one of the renegades of the Klan .
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T. J. (initials' only) McMENNAMX*, who resides at Apopka, Florida;
is assistant manager in charge of Produce- at the Economy Super Market at
Apopka, was interviewed ; and furnished the -following information.
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He came to Apopka;. Florida a little over four years ago, 'first .
joined the Georgia Klan in Apopka two and' a half years ago, stayed only
about a year in the Klan and hasn't been a member in over a year. e ®
lieves BILL . BQGAR whom he met at the Veterans of Foreign War s_ Club in Apopka
approached him to join the Klan and that BCGAR became the Exalted Cyclops
of the Klan lodge after he joined.
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He further claims that he did not attend, many meetings of the Klan
because he didn't have enough time while he was attending school under the
G.I. ttjn three nights a wefek* He never saw more than eight or ten Klan
members at a meeting in all the fifteen or twenty meetings he attended
All the meetings he attended were held at a shack on an island near lake
Apopka between Apopka and Winter Garden*
McMENNAMT related that BILE BOGAR^when he was Exalted Cyclops , .
had it in for JOE WADE* STEVENS and EMMErfMART. BCGAR cladmed JOE WADE
drank beer on the Klan premises. "McMENNAMI thought JOE ™ was as good as
any of the other members of the Klan and went along with WADE and the others,
"didn't think WADE got a right deal” and left the lodge at the time WADE and.
STEVENS were banished.
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McMENNAMI related that EMMETT .HART, JOE WADE* STEVENS and others
held a conference or meeting to discuss whether or not BOGAR ^ an
officer of the lodge. This meeting was against Klan rules. McMENNAMjl
r»1 aims that he wasn't allowed to attend the trial of Wade and Stevens inas-
much as he himseli* had violated Klan rules*
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He understands that since that time a new charter has been obtained
but that he was only told it was going to be obtained. EMMETT HART told him
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they were going to get a new. charter and asked him to cane back, he said he
told HART he would think- about it but had never returned to the Klan.
McMENNAMI denies going to Groveland, Florida- at the time of the
Groveland incidents, alleging it was just about that time he- joined the
Klan. He never heard any of the other Klarismen talk about the Groveland
incident , and he never talked 'with anyone that went over there since it is
part of the Klan oath for members not to ‘discuss such activity.
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He denied ever having been on any "rides'* and further stated that
as far as he was concerned, negroes were all right but that a lot of them
were trying to push white people out of the way and not staying in their
place.
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He believes he has never been in Mims, never heard anything about
HARRY MOORE except what he read in -the newspapers after MOORE* s death, hasn*t
been a part in any discussion of the HARRY MOORE case, never saw nor heard
of floor plans of MOORE* s house, never heard of the Progressive Voters
League and only heard of the NAAGP when it was discussed generally on the
floor at a ©arrmeeting. He refused to state what the actual discussion
of the NAACP concerned. ■ - *
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' McMENNAMI exhibited a 1951 membership card #2^605 in the Associa-
tion of Georgia KLans.
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When questioned specifically concerning particular individuals
mentioned above, McMENNAMI made the following observations • and where no
mention is made of whether or not the person is a KLansman, - refused to make
any statements to that effect because of his oath:
RAMSEY
Market j
He met HEHMIT SMITH at a fish fry at the island (which SMITH owns).
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McMENNAMI denies knowing the following:
EARL BROOKLYN
HOUSTON THORNE
TOM -RICE
LEE DAVIS
GURLY BELVIN
BIEL JAMES
R. G. HOWELL
ROBERT L. JUDAH
The following is a description of T« J.
as obtained through
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Race
Born
Place of birth
Weight
Hair
FJyes
Complexion
Build '
Scars and marks
Father
Mother
<•
. Step-brothers
Step-sister
Wife
It
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Children
MSN
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Merchant Marine
Education
Residence
Previous residence
Employment
Former employment
White
.Me mphis JTexas
5 * 91 "
145
Brownish red
Blue
Freckled and ruddy
Slender
Tattoo 2 birds right forearm
"Mother" •
OSCAR McMENNAMI, deceased ■
NEVA MAE LEE of Amarillo, ,
Texas, now remarried
CLARENCE RAT LEE
CHARLES EDWARD LEE'
DOROTHY LEE
ELOISE DUNN, married Dallas,
Honorable discharge
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7th grade
Apopka, Florida past 4 years
313 Pease Street, Sanford, Florida’
for 2 years
Amarillo . Texas , %. uncle , CI1FT0N
"RIP" RAMSEY
Assistant Manager Economy Super
Market, Apopka, Florida.
Margaret Ann, Sanford, Florida.
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ECH and JAMBS P. SHANNON on January 23, 1952, at Orlando,
BASIS: ROY CARLOS RAMSEY interviewed :
ported to be one of the ELan renegades
as he was re'
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ROY CARIOSARAMSEY, Box 822, Apopka, Florida, who resides
on Lake Mendelin on thk outskirts of Apopka and is engaged in the con-
struction business in the Orlando area with his father, HUQH L. RAMSEY
was interviewed at the Orlando Resident Agency where he voluntarily
appeared.
attitude^,
be taken.
At the beginning of the interview RAMSEY assumed a^ belligerent
stating he would not allow his fingerprints or photograph to
standing on his constitutional rights o
RAMSEY, in his belligerent attitude, immediately professed ■
innocence of any crime and stated he could not see any reason why he
should discuss any matters with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
He was told by the Agents that they, desired to talk with him about KLan
activities inasmuch as they had information that he at least- had at ^
one time been a member of the KLan in the Apopka area. The Agents tried
to reason with him that they merely desired his cooperation in the con-
duct of an official investigation. He steadfastly maintained an atti-
tude that he was a citizen of the . United States and so saw no _ reason
why he should cooperate with the FBI unless they could tell him he had
committed 1 a crime o
' k
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At this point he was advised that he appeared at the Resident
Agency of his • own volition and that if he did not desire to discuss his
activities with the Agents he was free to leave. He insisted he de-
sired to furnish any information about himself but flatly refused to
discuss any other person he might know. He advised that, even if he
-knew a person was a Klansman, he would not tell the Agents.
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RAMSEI did admit he joined the ‘Association of Georgia Klans
at Apopka three or four years ago but refused to say which unit or Klan*
stating there was only one in* Orange County at the time and -he thought
there was only one group and if he identified the group it might tend to
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incriminate him . He alleged he attended only a few meetings of the
KLan, which meetings were conducted part of the time in the woods* He
further alleged it has been quite a long time since he attended a ^
meeting of the KLan. Wien questioned concerning instant case, his
knowledge of HARRY T. MOORE and Mims, Florida, RAMSEY - claimed he had
not been in Mims within the past year, that* he did go fishing during
the past summer at New Smyrna Beach, Florida (approximately 20 miles
north of Mims) but took the road from Apopka direct to the coast at
New Smyrna Beach without passing near Mims* He stated he has not been
•in Titusville, Florida,, since before World War IX* He further stated
he saw the name HARRY MOORE quite a few times in the ^ newspaper in con-
nection with the activities of the National Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People prior to MOORE* s death. He never saw any floor-
dans or diagrams of the MOORE home at any time, nor did he- ever know
that such floor plans or diagrams existed*
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When questioned concerning the use of. explosives, RAMSEY
related that in connection with his construction business he used dyna-
mite in sinking irrigation pipe in Merritt Park, on the Isle of Sicily
within the past year. At one time he helped CURLY BELVBI clear a few
stumps off his property about l| years ago*. This was for only one day,
•on a Sunday, that he dynamited five or six stumps on BELVIN * s property
using approximately two to f pur sticks on each stump , depending on the
size. He claimed the dynamite was already at BELVIN * s place, ready for
use at the time he arrived and he has no information concerning the
source of the dynamite. He further insisted that at no time has he en-
gaged in any terrorist activities and that he has no knowledge concern-
ing the use of dynamite in any unlawful manner.
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It is interesting to note that of the many persons inter-
viewed in and around the Apopka area who have . been identified as now
being or in the past having been members of the KLan, ROY/jRAMSEY is
the only one who admitted knowing who HARRY MOORE was or having read abc
££ STthe ne^pape7prior to thi publicity following the .Christmas Day
bombing of MOORE* s residence.
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At this point the interview was terminated due to RAMSEY* s
attitude in refusing to discuss any KLan activities and continually at-
tempting to bicker with the Agents over questions asked. At this point
he a gain refused to have his photograph taken, even. though it was
clearly explained the photograph would not be publicized and would be
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official investigation of this matter and for
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Approximately ten minutes after RAMSEY departed from the
Resident Agency he returned , stating he had' discussed the matter mth
his wife who was outside the building and had reconsidered the matter,
that he now desired to furnish the Agents his photograph. Accordingly
three photographs in various poses were taken, although he continued ti
refuse to" allow his fingerprints to be taken.
The following is a 'description of ROY CARLOS RAMSEI as ob-
tained from interrogation and observation:
Race
Birth date
Birthplace
Race
Sex
Weight
Eyes
Hair
Father
Mother
Sister
Wife
Children
NSN
Navy record
Arrest record
Address
white
October_l g.,JL913
Camden ,. Ohio
white
male
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blue
light brown, wavy;
wears mustache
HUGH L. RAMSEI, Lake Mendelia.
PEARL HEAVENRIDGE, same address
'Mrs. RHEI (LUCILLE) CASS,
Spring Lake Road, Apopka
MILDRED L. McCUREI, married at
Valdosta, Georgia, December 25,
1947
Prior residence
5562451
September, 1942 to December 7, 1945
claims none
Box 822, Apopka, Florida, Lake
Mendelin (resident of Orlando area
since 1935)
Middletown, Ohio
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agents FRANK
F. MEECH and JAMES P. SHANNON on January 23,' 1952 at Apopka, ELorida:
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BASIS;' FEED REISNER was interviewed inasmuch as he is the Constable
at * Apopka 9 Florida ^ formerly a member of the Georgia* K la n at Apopka
and more recently affiliated with the Southe m Kmghts *
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FRED EEISNER, the .Constable at Apopka, ELorida, was interviewed bi
to furnish any information voluntarily to the Agents concerning tto
m of the KLAN and, in fact, stated he would be unable to furnish tl
p of any members of the Klan because of his "obligation" (referring
Klan oath).
He admitted that there were two outfits in Apopka, one a Association
of Georgia KLans and the other a lodge of the Southern Knights of the Klan.
He stated he belonged to the Georgia Klan for years but that when it was -
supposed to be subversive he joined the Southern Knights.
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FRED REISNER advised he had never heard of HARRY MOORE, knew noth-
ing about the Mims case except what he read in the newspapers and that it
.was highly wrong to kill someone in that way .
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He did state that JOE MADE (whom he evidently dislikes) joii
the Association of Georgia Klans unit at Apopka when he, FRED REISNER
in that unit. A group of the members of that - unit headed by the head
(the Exalted Cyclops) believed that MADE was an elastic individual be<
of his statements- and actions'. FRED REISN
statement •
After it was discovered that MADE and others held a secret meet-
ing,. a trial was held and MADE was banished. Shortly afterwards FRED
REISNER and others left the Georgia Klan- and joined the Southern Knights of
the Klan. REISNER insists JOE MADE is not a member of the Southern Knights
of the Klan. He does not like MADE*'s type inasmuch -as they try to use the
KLAN to violate the laws. Again REISNER refused to be specific.
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FRED REISNER remarked that his brother, HARVEY REISNER, who only
recently returned from the service, hangs out with JOE MADE much to the.
disapproval of FRED EEISNER. FRED REISNER described EMMETT HART as. a
"pretty tough%.shd rough, customer" who used to do an awful lot of dri nkin g
and who, with JOE MADE, would be the type to do such a job as the Mims
bombing.
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FRED REISNER made the following additional comments concerning ii
dividuals mentioned by the Agents:
ROY RflMSEY - doesn’t know whether or not he belongs to the KLanj
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HERMIT SMITH - doesn’t believe he is a member -of the Klan;
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ALTON DIXON, Jr. - doesn’t like Mm but believes ALTON DIXON Sr.- is all
right}
JOHN PIERSON - used to be on the Police Department at Apopka, doen’t think
he is wild}
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R. G. HOWELL - A Vinter Garden, Florida man^ brother-in-law to a R. A.
LASSITER}. ‘ • ' '
He believes LEE DAVIS comes from Winter Garden, as well as ALEX SCHMITT,
He believes LEE DAVIS comes from Winter Garden, as well as
looks like an Indian}
He doesn’t like either
Navy man.
SHEPHERD
It should ' be noted that according to T- 5 FRED REISNER is pre-
sently the Exalted Cyclops of the Southern Knights of the KLan at Apopka.
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: following investigation was conducted by Special Agents FRANK
JAMES P. SHANNON -on January 23, 1952 at Apopka, Florida:
BASIS : WILLIAM DUNAWAY was interviewed inasmuch as he' is the Chief
of Police of Apopka, Florida where the Klan has been very active
in recent years.
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WJT.T.T a MftpTW AWAY, Chief ■ of Police, Apopka, Florida, upon oeing in-
terviewed admitted being a member of the Georgia Klan years ago, joined the
Southern Knights of the Klan a little over a year ago, attended only a few
meetings and has not belonged to any Klan in the past year . He made a flat
statement he would furnish the Agents any information concerning, him but
that he had. taken an oath and he would not be able to discuss any other
personality as a member of the Klan. He refused to break his oath or : J obli-
gati on
to the
or not
He did state that JOE WADE, whom he sees every day, never belonged
Klan at the same time he, DUNAWAY,, belonged and does not know whether
JOE WADE belongs to ary Klan at the present time.
He advised that SHEPHERD, a retired Navy man, at one time was in
the Klan and that BILL BOGAR was in the Southern Knights of the Klan in the
past and he could not say whether or not he was in the Southern Knight s or .
the Klan*
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He described FRED REISNER as one of the swellest fellows you would
want to meet.
lUNAWAX claims he doesn*t know anything about HARHX
Mims . Florida .
or the
It is to be noted at this point that Confi
advises DUNAWAY is presently an active member of the
Kl an_in Apopka, Elorida.
1 Informant T-5--
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! following investigation was conducted by Special Agents FRANK
JAMES P. SHANNON on January ' 23 > 1952 at Plymouth. Florida:
BASIS:, HERMIT E. SMITH was interviewed inasmuch as he was report
to' be the owner of the property on which various KLans held meet-
ings .
HERMIT E ./SMITH , ' Manager of Winsome Grove s at Plymouth, Florida and
graduate of the University of North Carolina, and apparently a reputable
citizen, advised he has hot been a member of the Kp Klux Klan in over 10
years, that he originally joined the Klan in Orlando .in 1937 ♦
He related that in 1940 or thereabouts (possibly 1942) a group of
KLansmen who used the name of the American Club and also the Apopka
Sportsmen* s Club, erected a cement block building through voluntary labor
and materials', on his property in the northeast corner of lake Apopka,
Orange County', where he owns 90 acres.
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For a number of years there was no activity in the Klan inasmuch as
it had disbanded. Two or three years ago a group of KLansmen started to
meet again at the building on his acreage. BILL BOGAH representing the South
1 jidghts of the Klan and FRED REISNER representing the Association of Georgia
m ang unit at Apopka, came to him to advise they would like to use the build-
ing again. Originally he had given written permission to the Klan (Florida) •
use the building as a meeting place. ‘
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About two years ago the Georgia Flan and the Southern Knights of • .
the Kl an were in dispute over the use of the meeting place and came to him
about- it* He told each side that as long as they could get together they
could use the meeting place but that he certainly did not want to be involved
in any Kl a n dispute. He contacted his attorney. Judge JOHN BAKER, in order
to advise the Klan groups officially- that they .should vacate or cease using
the premises for a meeting place. To his knowledge neither Klan group uses
the meeting place but admits it -is possible they might use' it without his
permission. •
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Mr. SMITH 'agreed that some sorry individuals have gained admittance
to the K"i«r and" wouldn’t doubt that there .were some "bad actors” in the Klan
but that he himself was unable to furnish any information which might link
anv of the members of the Klan or any other person with instant case.
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Mr.. SMITH, who is a Deacon of the Baptist Church, is a member of
lie Order and a Shriner, furnished the following observations con
Iduals whose names were mentioned to- him:'
Burnett Hart - used to be a bad character four or five ;
drank considerably but has become a good fellow in the past year
joined the church a year ago and wouldn*t be the type to be enga
terrorist activities;
BILL ■ BOGAR was in the aimed services for a number of y
came back ’’rattlebrained”;
years ago,
■ or two,
ged in any
FRED REISNER' served as Chief of Police in Apopka for twelve or
fifteen years until 1946, then because he played politics, lost out as Chief
'of Police and is presently Constable*
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agents FRANK
and JAMES P. SHANNON on January 22, 1952" at' Winter Garden, Florida:
BASIS: ROBERT DAVIS w^.s interviewed concerning LEE DAVIS and other
Klansmen of the Winter Garden area inasmuch as he appeared to be a
reputable citizen of the community .
ROBERT- DAVIS, . proprietor of DAVIS* Pharmacy, Winter Garden, Florida,.
President of the Rotary and a prominent Mason, upon interview furnished the
following information :
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He has lived in Winter Garden, Florida all his life and has known
LEE DAVIS (no relation) for many years* He believes LEE DAVIS pomes from
Dothan, Alabama and described him as an ignorant individual with an ungov-
ernable temper who is an extremely narrow person who hates negroes violently,
has a worthless character and reputation and is undoubtedly the worst indi-
vidual in Winter Garden.
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LEE DAVIS seems to have the idea people are looking down on him
because he is. lacking in education. He is extremely garrulous, always butting
in on conversations even though they are none of his business and attempting
to obtain all the information he can wherever he might be. -
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. Mr. ROBERT DAVIS commented that LEE DAVIS should pay more attention
to his work as a carpenter than he does to other people’s business. To
illustrate LEE DAVIS* behavior Mr. ROBERT DAVIS remarked n Doc you pour all
your prescriptions out of the same bottle, put different labels on- them and.
then charge big prices.” ROBERT DAVIS took a group of small blue bottles,
placed them on the table before LEE DAVIS and told him that they «1T look
alike but actually they were different medicines. LEE DAVIS tr blew up” and
stalked out of the store in a huff without saying anything.
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Mr. ROBERT DAVIS could think of no person more unreasonable or
stupid as to behave in such a manner. Actually he has a fear of antagonizing
LEE DAVIS because LEE DAVIS might commit an act of violence against hi « per-
son or his business.
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Mr. ROBERT DAVIS has noticed that of late LEE DAVIS has been hang-
ing around the Police Department of Winter Garden as though he were inter-
ested in picking up some information. He had never been in the habit of
being around that Police Department Until recently (the Chief of Police, J
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sitting at a table in the drug store LEE DAVIS entered and sat down beside
ROBERT DAVIS. Without any preliminary remarks, LEE DAVIS told ROBERT DAVIS
that the FBI was checking the sale of dynamite in the county and in the
whole area. Mr. ROBERT DAVIS advised that the manner and. tone of voice of
LEE DAVIS was not unusual and there was no indication of. anxiety or fear in
his voice. . . ’
LEE DAVIS has made application for membership in the Masons on
several occasions but has always been blackballed.
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When asked to furnish the 'identity of the person who would be
best acquainted with LEE DAVIS, Mr. ROBERT DAVIS advised that the closest
friend of LEE DAVIS is one ALEX SCHMITT who is just like LEE DAVIS in
character and reputation. Mr. ROBERT DAVIS filled a. prescription for ALEX
SCHMITT recently.
When questioned concerning the undertaker, F. E. IOOMIS of Winter
Garden, Mr. ROBERT .DAVIS advised that LOOMIS was an agitator in the beginning
but has settled down. The manner in which Mr. ROBERT DAVIS spoke of LOOMIS
indicated that he did not think he was a credit to the community.
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As far as Mr. ROBERT DAVIS knows there has been no open Klan acti-
vity in the Winter Garden area. He knows EDGAR BROOKLYN, EDDIE JACKSON and
TOM RICE but doesn't know EARL BROOKLYN or TILLMAN BELVIN. He believes
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BILL HARTZOG, who operates a hardware store in Winter Garden is a reputable
citizen and all right. He knows R. G. HOWELL of . Ocoee and only recently
filled a prescription for him.
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Mr. ROBERT DAVIS stated he is not and never has been a member of
the Ku Klux Klan and is unable to state whether or not any particular indi-
vidual is a member of the Klan.
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The following Investigation was conducted by Special Agents FRANK
and TOBIAS E. MATTHEWS January 31, 1952 at Winter Garden, Florida :
BASIS: ROBERT E. DAVIS, owner Davis 1 Pharmacy* Winter Gard<
Florida, previously furnished information conee?.nir.g IEE DA 1
advised that RUBEN F «' ANDERSON , LEWIS E« JOHNSON and J. H» ]
GROGAN were individuals whose character and reputations wer<
above reproach and who had lived in Winter Garden for many
years and who would be able to possibly furnish information
cerning suspects in instant case*
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RUBEN F. ANDERSON, owner and operator of a grocery store in Winter
Garden, advised he does not know suspects SCHMITT and JUDAH. In, regard to
LEE DAVIS, ANDERSON stated that he is acquainted with DAVIS who is a car-
penter by trade. According to ANDERSON, DAVIS has on a number of occasions
petitioned for membership in the Masonic lodge at Winter Garden and on each
occasion he has been blackballed. ANDERSON states because of this fact he
is of the opinion there is something wrong or derogatory as to the character
and reputation of DAVIS -or he would not have been rejected. However, he
stated he does not have anything specific in this regard but attributes
this to the fact of DAVIS* rejection by the lodge.
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With regard to 'WILLIAM HARTZOG, ANDERSON stated he .'is not very well
acquainted with HARTZOG although he has for sometime been a resident of
Winter Garden. ANDERSON said HARTZOG reportedly was engaged in the Bolita
■ racket for a number of years and made enough money in the- racket to establish
VrirngAl-p in. the hardware business • He stated he suspects LEE DAVIS of being
a member ■ of the Ku Kline Klan as well as F. E. LOOMIS , an undertaker at Winter
Garden ; With regard- to LOCMIS he advised LOOMIS has also been blackballed
a number of times by the Masonic lodge av Winter Garden. He stated he does
not have any information regarding the activities of DAVIS or LOOMIS in the
fKKK, pointing put that he merely suspects them of being members and does not
have any positive proof.
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He pointed out in this regard that his opinion is supported by the
fact that both LEE DAVIS and w the ropufca-fcior. of being -vo^
negro. ANDERSON advised h* does not knew EARL BROOKLYN or TILLMAN H. BELVIN.
He stated suspects one EMOR^RANTLEH, bo-pber of Winter
Oardfitv as at.«o being a memfesr-of .the Klan .
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DENNIS GROGAN, owner and operator ' of Grogan Jewelry
iS not know EARL BROOKLYN or TILLMAN H. BELVIN, nor :
Store 'p advised he does not know EAKL BRO OKLYN or TILLMAN H« BELVIN ^ n<
he acquainted with ALFONSO SCHMITT. GROGAN stated he is acquainted w
LEE DAVIS . He stated that DA3ELS is now a regular church attendant an
appears to be a sober individual although a few. years ?»gc> DAVIS was v
"rough” and was regarded as having a poor reputation .ana as being a v
type of man. GROGAN stated DAVIS now regularly attends the Methodist
Church and Sunday School services and has apparently "turned over a- n
leaf.” GROGAN pointed out that he knows" DAVIS but is not a personal
and he does not associate with DAVIS.
GROGAN advised he does not know ROBERT L. JUDAH.
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In regard to ' WTT.LT A M^HARTZQG, GROGAN advised HARTZOG oper
hardware store in Winter Garden and it has been generally remarked
HARTZOG made enough money in the Bolita racket to establish himself
hardware business.
He stated -that HARTZOG at one time also operated a pool hall in
Winter Garden and that HARTZOG allowed dice and poker to be’ played in the
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" Rev. 0. V. HITCHCOCK, Pastor, First Methodist Church, was inter-
viewed for any information he might be able to furnish of value to this in-
vestigation. ' Rev. HITCHCOCK stated he has only been in Winter Garden since
June, 1951, having been the Pastor of a Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida
until that time. He stated that he was very active in the Minister* s Group
in Tampa, Florida for better government and has been quite concerned with, the
general moral delinquency ‘ of residents of the Winter Garden area.
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fidential" way and thus he does not feel he has any information which would
be of' value to our investigation, however, during the interview he stated
LEE DAVIS is a mamber of the Methodist Church and both DA55IS and Mrs.
DAVIS attend services. . In this regard he stated LEE DAVIS was already a-
member of the church whoa he, HITGHCOGK, became Pastor of the Methodist »
Church. '
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tion among the church members • Ho sed he has not heard any information
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to the effect that LEE DAVIS is a member of the Klan or has participated in
Kiap activities. He pointed .out that due to the short period of time he has
been a Pastor of the .Methodist Church he has not had an opportunity to become
well enough acquainted with members of his church that they waald talk, to him
in a confidential manner regarding such matters, as Klan activities. He ex-
pressed the opinion it is very unlikely that persons who are members of the
Klan, even though having a great deal of confidence in their Minister, would
go so far as to discuss such matters with their Minister.
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He stated he is personally very much opposed to the Klan and all
its activities and it is very unlikely that Klan members would confide in
him. He stated he is of the opinion ’the Klan is very active in Winter Garden
citing an instance shortly after his arrival wherein he walled into his
study "and found an application form on his desk 'for membership in the Georgia
Klan. Rev. HITCHCOCK stated heb.Is not now nor ever has been a member of the
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•During the interview he stated that he has hea.rd that seme ministers
and even professional men had beceme members of the Klan although in his.
Rev. HITCHCOCK* s opinion, he is completely unable to understand how anyone
could belong to the Klan if they have principles of good government at, heart.
Mrs. MARIOS HULEER, Roper Growers Cooperative, advised that her
hivshand ALIM M. FULLER, operates an insurance business in Orlando selling
insurance, principally to colored persons, and maintains an office at 718
W. Church Street in Orlando. She stated the insurance agency is known as
the Allied Continental Automobile Association. She also advised that on
January 24 or 25, 1952 a telephone call was made to the Allied Continental
Automobile Association office, 71# W. Church Street, telephone 3-753 1*1
Orlando bv an unknown male, who asked to speak to Mr. FULLER.
According to Mrs. FULLER, the telephone call was received by Mr.
FULLER* s secretary, a colored girl, who immediately stated Mr. FULLER was
not in the office. Thereupon the caller told Mr. FULLER* s secretary to tell
Mr. FULLER that a member .of the three K*s had telephoned to advise him that
tf We have decided to take you out and beat you up. n Mrs. FULLER stated after
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She also advised her husband later stated the telephone call was
a local one inasmuch as his secretary had immediately, after receiving the
telephone call, asked the operator to trace the call and the operator had
stated the call was not a long distance but a local call and therefore
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Mrs. FULLER stated it is her understanding her husband has reported
this matter to the Orange County Sheriff* s Office. In regard to her husband*
business activities she advised he sells insurance to colored residents of
Orlando, Zellwood, Mount Dora and Winter Garden.
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During the interview she stated the colored taxi cab driver who was
shot and beaten by a group of white men (ARTHUR HENRI HOLLAND - January 12,
1952) had definitely identified one of the men who was with the group that
shot and beat him but would not identify the individual to anybody but her
husband, Mr. FULLER. She said she did not recall the namp of the person
who was identified but she did recall her husband saying that HOLLAND had
told him of the identitv.
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The following investigation "was conducted by Special Agents TOBIAS
MATTHEWS and PRANK F. MEECH on -January 31* 1952:
BASIS: C. MwfTOCSKER, Justice of the Peace, Winter Garden, Florida,
was interviewed to ascertain .whether, he would cooperate with Bureau
Agents and furnish any information concerning Klan activities in
Winter Garde# « It had previously been ascertained through C.I. T-3
that C. M. TUCKER is an active member in the Georgia JO<an at Winter
n»T»ricin Anri wa.q nsfil v assfifliatsd with Sheriff DAVE STARR. '
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G. M. TUCKER, Justice of the Peace, Winter Garden, advised he has
never been a member of the Klan and' does not know anything regarding the
Klap activity in the Winter Garden area. He also advised he doesn*t suspect
anyone of being a member of the Klan in the Winter Garden area 0
When queried generally concerning Klan activities, TUCKER remarked
«I remember when I was a boy seeing parades of KLansmen in Winter Garden but
I haven f t seen rtor heard of any Klan activity in many, many years.”
TUCKER stated he knows EARL BROOKLYN, but has not seen BROOKLYN
since he was a boy. In regard to BROO KLYN , he advised BROOKLYN* was bom. and
reared in Ocoee but left there several years ago. He stated the last time •
he had any contact with ■ BROOKLYN was a number of years ago when BROOKLYN
obtained a warrant charging a woman with ” ’’pulling a gun on him.” Accor din g
to TUQKER, BROOKLYN is a fox hunting fan and the argument regarding the
’’pulling of a gun” arose from some fox hunt.
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of .WALTER BALLARD was also with BROOKLYN on the fox hunt and was a witness.
He stated the matter was dismissed and no prosecution was undertaken against
the woman after it was determined that an argument had occurred and the
entire incident was not of a serious nature.
TUCKER also advised he knows of HUMAN H. BELVIN but does not have
any information regarding him. He described EMORY BRANTLEY as ”a big run
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Garden Citrus Exchange has a good reputation at Winter Garden. According to
TUCKER. HARTZOG. operator of a. hardware store in Winter Garden, .also. has a
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time HARTZCG was reputedly engaged
has a good reputation.
in civic affairs. TUCKER stated at one
in the Bolita racket but now HARTZOG
TUCKER also stated during the interview that a brother of IMS.
BRANTEET, i.e. EVERETT BRANTEEI, is a ! <booze head.” He said EVERETT
BRANTLEI formerly had a good business but became . such a "booze head” he
lost his business and was later separated from his wife.
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During the interview TUCKER stated one JAMES BRANTIET, a brot
of EMOKI and EVERETT, operates a grocery store in the negro quarters of
Winter Garden .
TUCKER ‘stated he- is also acquainted with LEE
merly a "booze head” but had now quit drinking and was
of good reputation.
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TUCKER also advised he knows of one J. B. JOHNSON who has a sew-
ing machine business in -Orlando but said he is nob acquainted with
JOHNSON and does not know what type of reputation JOHNSON has in Orlando.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent H* WAXNE
SWINNEI at Ocala!,j Florida, January IB* 1952:
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BASIS: To interview DAWSON WHITE, Atlas Powder Company representative,
for information relative to who handles Atlas Powder Company dynamite
within Central Florida.
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DAWSON WHITE, Old Blitchton Road, advised that he was the district
representative for Atlas Powder Company, however his territory did not cover
the east coast of Florida as that area was covered- by the Merrill Dynamite
Company of Jacksonville, Florida.
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He further advised he had not sold any dynamite in the Orlando area
for years and that the last he sold was at Pine castle, Florida to the Pine-
castle Air Base during the last war.
WHITE stated that the closest dealers to Mims which were covered by
him were the EINGSIEI-HARE3S Hardware Store, Leesburg, Florida, Polk Construc-
tion Company at Lakeland, Florida and the J. D. MANLEI Construction Company
at leesburg, Florida.
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The folio-wing investigation -was conducted by
CLYDE P. ADEEHOLD and PRUE C. CLINKSCALES at Winter Garden,
on February 4 and 5, 1952*
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Florida, '
BASIS j Ascertain sources of dynamite in the Winter
Garden, Florida, area.
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Chief of Police MAYNARD MANN advised the only source of
dynamite known to him in the Winter Garden, Florida, area was the
Florida Power Company. Chief MANN said it was his understanding the
Power Company uses dynamite in setting up new power poles.
Mr. F. E. C10UD, manager, Florida Power ‘ Compary , advised
that company did use dynamite in setting up new power lines and, poles.
He stated the dynamite was stored in the Florid?. Power Company ware-
house in a vault and that the only persons having keys to this vault
are himself and the line ■ foreman, G. W. KENNEDY. Mr. CLOOD said that
to his knowledge no dynamite had been stolen from the vault and that
no one had attempted to borrow any dynamite from the company. .
G. W. KENNEDY, line foreman, Florida Power Compary, advised
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that he used dynamite in digging holes for power poles. He stated
the dynamite was under his supervision and that he has a key to the
vault -there the dynamite is stored. He stated that no dynamite had been
stolen from the vault and that no one had tried to obtain any dynamite
from him. He advised dy namit e is usually purchased in one or two-
case lots, the last company order having been obtained from a dis-
tributor in Lakeland or Mulberry, Florida; that the case- carried .with
the work crew is maintained under lock and key -on the compary* s
work truck with only Mmself having ’ access to this' storage place on.
the truck. KENNEDY . advised he knew of no one in the ’[©liter Garden
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area who had used dynamite during the past year or two or who might
have ready access to dynamite.
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The following investigation
MARTIN A. MAHLEX on January 12, 13,15
Special Agent
BASIS: Automobiles bearing license tags 6W4565, 6W4648 and
6W6625 were seen at the funeral of HARRS' T. MOORE and the
• owners' should be interviewed as to their knowledge concern-
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The records of the Florida Highway Patrol, West Palm Beach,
Florida, reflects that license 6W45&5 is registered to the Murphy
Construction Campary for a 1948 Hudson Club Coupe.
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Mr. H. L. LANE, Murphy Construction Company, advised this
car was traded to Thurston Brooks Used Cars on August 31, 1951*
Mrs. WAXNE ’WRIGHT, Thurston Brooks Used Cars, advised this
car was sold to CLEVELAND SIMMONS, Pahokee, Florida, on October 17,
1951.
CLEVELAND SIMMONS, Pahokee Housing Authority Project, stated
he now owns a 1948 Hudson bearing 1951 Florida license 6W45 65 ; however,
he does not know HARRT T. MOORE and did not attend the funeral of MOORE
at Mims, Florida, and did not loan his car to anyone to attend the
funeral. He stated he is positive his car was not out of Palm. Beach •
Countv for the last several months and certainly not in December, 1951.
The records of the Florida Highway .Patrol, West Palm Beach,
Florida, reflect that license 6W4648 is registered to Dr. ROBERT L.
SMITH, 431 Rosemary, West Palm Beach.
Dr. ROBERT L ./SMITH , negro dentist, advised he attended the
funeral of MCORE? however! he did not know MOORE too well and only
talked to him at Vanguard club meetings. ' He stated MCORE attended a
meeting of the Vanguard at West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 27,
1951, and he saw MCORE again about December 1, 1951. This was the -last
time he saw MCORE.
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asked MOO
He stated he did not know of any enemies of MCORE and to his
CORE had not received any threats. Dr. SMITH stated he once
1 why he lived in' Mims as there did not appear to be too many
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colored people living "there and MOORE replied that he had lived there
all his life and liked it there; he did not comment further and the
■ subject "was dropped.
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The records of the Florida Highway Patrol, West Palm Beach,
'Florida, reflect that license 6W6625 is registered to EDDIE L« ROUNDTREE,
P.0. Box 77 8, Lake Park, Florida, for a 1941 Buick sedan.
EDDIE ROUNDTREE, Jackson Street, Riviera Beach, Florida,
advised he owns the above- described car but that he did not attend the
funeral of HARRY T. MOORE. He stated his father, LLOYD ROUNDTH
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Jackson Street, Riviera Beach, Florida, ad-
vised he attended the funeral of MOORE and that he has known MOORE for
about three years as a neighbor, that he lives across the street from
MOORE* s house in Riviera. Beach. He stated that MOORE had never men-
tioned any threats received by him and he did not know of any enemies
of the MCOREs. He stated he could offer nothing concerning the bombings.
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The following investigation -was conducted by Special Agent
Ti JTT.T.TflM M 0 ALEXMDER on January 23, 1952, at Jacksonville, Florida.
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BASIS: 1951 Florida, tag 2E950 was observed at the
funeral of victim HAREI T. MDORE on January 1, 1952, at
Mims, Florida. Investigation conducted to identify and
interview the ’ owner of this’ tag concerning his rela-
tionship with the victims and to secure any informa-
tion he might have relative the persons responsible for
their deaths.
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The 1951 Florida tag 2E 950 is registered to the Burwell
Auto Rentals,. 4C0 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, Florida.
Mr. HOT SAWDEf, manager, Burwell Auto Rentals, advised
this car was rented on January -1, 1952, to PORCHBR TAILOR, editor of
the "Florida Tattler", a colored newspaper.
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PORCHER TAILOR, 511 Eroad Street, stated he had been ac-'
quainbed with victim BARR! T. MOORE and had attended the funerals of
both victims. He advised he had not seen MDORE for the past three or
four months and knew* nothing of his activities prior to the bombing*
TAILOR said he had no information concerning anyone who mighty have done
the bombing, other than hearsay, and he was giving the following in-
formation to the FBI for whatever value it might be.
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and had overheard a young colored boy whom he . did not know by name say
that he was in Ifims at the time of this bombing and this colored boy
had said he had the names of three white people who had done the bomb-
ing. However, TAILOR said, before he could talk further mth_thxs boy
he received a telephone call and when he came back the boy ha e t
diner. He said he was attempting to find out the -boy «s name and woul
furnish this information to - the FBI. He said the boy was tall, ^dark-
skinned, approximately 21 or 22 years old and he was under the
pression the boy*s home was in Miami and that he was presently a stu-
dent at Florida A&M in Tallahassee.
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• TAYLOR further advised he had not attended the Daytona' Beach
convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People but his information was that MOORE? s job had been abolished at
this' convention due to the lack of funds av ai l a ble to pay him^and that
MOOSE had been made more or less a coordinator of NAACP activities in
the State of Florida, a non-paying job. •
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He stated he did not know of anyone who might have done the
bombing , \hut stated he received a rumor to the effect that ^Shgsiff^
WILLIS V«AMcCALL of Lake County was the instigator of the bombing.
He^iirhe^CTnSeard that McCALL had hired a negro in Mims to be the
finger man but he had been unable to determine who this colored man ijnght
have been. Mien asked why McCALL might have wanted MOORE out of the way,
TAILOR stated he had also heard a rumor that MOORE had received some
information which would prove the rape case at Groveland to be a frame-
up. He said he had heard the victim in the rape case had two or three
brothers who were supposed to be very bad men and that the husband of
the woman had beaten her and was .afraid that if the brothers learned of
the beating he would be killed. ' Thereafter the victim and her husband
had reported to the Sheriff that she had been raped by four colored
beys in order to take the **heat f * off her husband so that her brothers
would not harm him. TAXLOR stated the .above was strictly rumor and
he had no factual data to substantiate the above allegations.
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The following investigation -was conducted by S]
EUGENE J. GAEBUTT at West Palm Beach, Florida, on January
19, 30, and 31, 1952.
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BASIS: 1951 Florida tag 6W1298 -was observed at the
funeral of -victim HARR! T. MOORE on January 1, 1952
at Mims, Florida. Identify and interview the owner <
this tag concerning his relationship with victims an
ary information he might have relating to the person
responsible for their deaths.
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The records of the Florida Highway Patrol indicated the owner
of 1951 Florida tag 6WL298 was CHARLES BIRD, Box 8693, Lantana, Florida.
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■ ETHEL BIRD, Box 423A, Route 2, advised her husband owned a
1948 two “tone green, two-door Buick bearing license 6WL298 but traded
it' in to Holman Lincoln-Mercury on December 14, 1951*
ARTHUR McGAUNN, Business Ifenager, Holman Lincoln-Mer cury ,
advised the 1948 two-door Buick bearing tag 1951 Florida 6W1298 was
sold December 22, 1951, to RICHARD H. SEYMOUR, JR., 1040 22nd Street.
RICHARD H/N§EIM0UR, JR., 1040 22nd Street, advised he was
the owner of a 1948 two— door, r two-tone Buick which he had purchased from
the Holman Lincoln-Mercury dealer, which car bore 1951 Florida tag
' 6'W129S. SEYMOUR stated he was in Mims, Florida, January 1, 1952, but
that he was not there to attend the funeral of HAERI T. MOORE. Ac-
cording to SEYMOUR, he stopped in Mbs en route to West Palm Beach, Flor-
ida, from Cookman, Georgia, where he had visited his wife, Mrs. RICHARD
H. SEYMOUR, Box 10, Route 4. He remarked that he was. in Mims in the
afternoon - and evening of January 1, 1952, and had visited local bars
where he first learned of^the death of MOORE . He stated that .people
were - hgliong about MOORE' »s death but he could not remember any of the
talk except that people said it was unfortunate and that MOORE was a nice
man. He stated he knew nothing concerning the circumstances of MOORE* s
death, that he did not know MOORE and did not know anyone who was a
close friend to 'MOORE . He stated he is a member of the P rogressi ve
Yn-hcy rs T .ft a g rip, but that he is only one of the ■ little fellows*® * ""’"He™* stated
he did not attend MOORE* s funeral and did not lend his car to anyone
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following investigation -was conducted by Special
EY at Ocala, Florida, 6n February 6, 1952 .
BASIS: To interview PERCY and ESTELLE SMALLWOOD, . Oc;
Florida-, relative any information they could furnish
concerning activities of ^Victim MOORE, it being notei
they attended the funeral of MOORE.
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wood Grocery on West Broadway, at which time they advised they had
known MOORE for several years; however, they could furnish no informa-
tion as to the reason for the explosion at Mi ms or regarding indiv-
iduals who m ight have perpetrated this crime. They advised they knew
little of MOORE* s activities through the past year but -should any .
information ccme to their attention relative the instant case the same
would be immediately made available to this Office.
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The following investigation was conducted "by
W3NNEZ on January 27 and February 6,’ 1952, at
Mount Dora and Leesburg, Florida*
Special Agent
BASIS : To locate and interview the holders of license
numbers 12-2318, 12-4477, 12-7210 and 12-8720, to as-
certain what information these individuals have con-
cerning instant case and activities of HARHT- T* MOORE
inasmuch automobiles bearing these licenses were ob-
served at the funeral of victim MOORE.
itigation at Tavares, Florida, re fie
*s of the resuective license numbers
12-2318
12-4477
12-7210
12-8720
C. 0. LOTT, Mount Dora
BEH A. BROWN, Leesburg
SAMUEL W. COOPER, Clermont
GOLIE LANG, Fruitland Park
Investigation at Leesburg reflected BEN A. BROWN had sold
his automobile bearing 1951 Florida license 12-4477 and it was pres-
ently owned by F. L* HAMPTON, 812 Washington Street, Box 479, Leesburg
F. L. HAMPTON upon interview advised he and his wife had at-
tended the funeral of HAREZ T. MOORE in Mims and that he had known
MOORE for some eight years. He further advised he had no knowledge
relative instant case and did not know of MOORE having been in Lake
County subsequent to the convention at which he spoke in Fruitland .
Park early in 1951. He stated he, HAMPTQN,had spoken on two 'occasions
at the trial in Lake County of -the Groveland boys at which time he was.
requested to speak relative the condition of negroes in Leesburg, Florida
He stated that he was present at the "trials of the Groveland “boys at
Tavares and that at no time did he have any knowledge or reason to be-
lieve that victim MOORE was active in this trial. . He further advised
he ha s attended conventions throughout the state at which MOORE was
present and at ho time had he heard MOORE discuss the Lake County case
although he ' had knowledge of MOORE raising money for the defense of the
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subjects in that investigation* HAMPTON knew of no threats made against
MOOSE nor specific information as to why MOOSE was killed and stated
that should any such information come to his attention he would immed-
iately advise this office*
C* 0. LOTT* 419 Jackson Street* Mount Dora* Florida* advised
he was the principal of the colored school in Mount Dora and that he
had known victim MOOSE for some fifteen years* LOTT stated he had
formerly taught in a school with the victim and that he considered
him a very courageous individual who had at heart the work of the NAACP
and in general the advancement of the negroes* LOTT * stated he did not
bolieva MOORE had been in the vicinity of Mount Dora in the last six
months and that to his knowledge the last time MOORE had been in Mount
Dora was prior to the, election between SMATHERS and PEPPER at which
. time MOORE was indicating which candidates he felt 'had the best inter-
est of the negroes at heart* LOTT knew of no threats that had been
made against MOORE nor the reason for his death and advised if • such
information came to his attention he would immediately advise this Of-
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SAMUEL W* COOPER* box 221* Clermont* Florida* advised he has
knowh MOORE for many years and attended his funeral at Mims; however*
he could furnish no information as to the reason for the death of MOOR
nor information as to the identities of those who might have per- -
petrated this offense* He advised that should 'any such information
come to his attention he would immediately advise this Office* .
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
FRED E. GORDON on January 23, 1952:
BASIS --PAUL PERKINS, colored Attorney, Orlando, Florida, .
related a rumor claiming HORACE HILL, colored Attorney of
Daytona Beach, Florida, as well as others, ha.d been run
• out of Lake County* at the termination of the Groveland,
Rape Trial in August, 1949.
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advised that he was one of the Attorneys for the defense in the GROVE-
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According to HILL* prior arrangements had been made with the
Florida Highway Patrol, that at the conclusion of this trials he and .
others were to havo police escort out of Tavares, Florida# As fflELL
pointed out, the jury rendered a guilty verdict at approximately 9:30
one night, and when he and his party left immediate^ thereafter, they
found no police escort* According to HILL, in the party riding in his
car was RAMONA LOWE, who is an edit oral writer for the Chicago defendant-,
TED POSTON, who is a negro writer * for the New York Post, > FR/JNII^toLLIAMS,
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HILL went on to say that leaving Tavares, Florida that night
and after going about two or three miles outside of town, he noticed a
'car in the rear blink their lights, and going on from that point, he^
noticed another car ahead of him parked off the side of the road, which
, was apparently receiving this blinking light as a signal. As HILL ex-
plained, he was proceeding toward Apopka, Florida at the time* He
stated he noticed this car kept following him and ,as they proceeded
• further down the road, he noticed a car parked on the left and directly *
opposite this car, another car was parked on the right, which indicated
to him at the time;, possibly some type of a blockade was being formed*
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him and his party bodily harm, he stepped up the speed of his car and
while going through Apopka, Florida, didn’t even -stop' for a. red light
He stated that the car which seemed -to be following him, stopped and
turned around at the Orange County line. As HILL recalled, this car
was an old model car, but it riever did get close enough* to him to deter—
• ' mine what color it was, or what tag it bore, or how many people were ac-
tually in the car. As HILL pointed out, no attempts were made by the oc-
cupants of this car to run him off the road.
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HILL pointed out that Victim. MOORE was not at the trial in
Tavares.- Florida; MOORE 1 s only connection in the GROVEL AND. case, ac-
cording to HILL j was that he had had investigated the case in this par-
ticular area, although MOORE himself, had never told him personally that
he was conducting an investigation*
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Florida, investigated the Groveland Case, and had spent a lot of time in
the Groveland area, As HILL explained, ■ HOLLAND 1 s son had volunteered
his services*
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HILL stated that ALEX A.CKERMAN would know if a:
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such report was submitted
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HILL advised that it was his information, that during the time
MOORE was allegedly investigating the Groveland Case, ROWLAND WATTS, a
white Attorney in New York City, and LEROY HACKER, were making investiga-
tions in the same general area. as was MOORE, - concerning alleged peonage
cases. It was HILL’s thought that possibly WATTS or HACKER ’ s investiga-
tion of this .area, might possibly have a . bearing upon the general atti-
tude of various groups concerning Victim MOORE, . . .
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sently in New York City, exact address, however, unknown, and that LEROY
HACKER can be presently -found at 161 Liscum Drive, Dayton, Ohio,
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on January 24, 1952, to have ROWLAND WATTS and LEROY HACKER interviewed
concerning any knowledge they might have of MOORE’s activities.
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The following inve stigation was conducted by Special Agent WILLT A M
JAMISON at Winter Haven, Florida on January 31 6nd February 1, 1952: ,
BASIS: HORACE E. HILL, 525g Second Avenue,. Daytona Beach, Florida,
advised SA FRED E. GORDON he was one of the attorneys for the de-
fense in the Groveland rape case in August, 1949 • He further ad-
vised that Senator HOLLAND’S son of Bartow, Florida, investigated
the Groveland case and spent a lot of time in the Groveland area.
He explained HOLLAND ? s son had volunteered his services.
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Haven, Florida, advised that he accompanied his brother S. LINDSEY HOLLAND,
Jr., who is also an attorney, to Orlando, Florida prior to the trial in the
Groveland case . ’ He stated that he arid his brother consulted with Attorney
JOHN BERRY, Orlando, regarding a change of venue for the case in view of
inflammatory newspaper articles and public reaction innthe case. He stated
he did not believe his brother conducted any active investigation in the
' matter. He stated that he did not know HARRY MOORE and did not know of any
investigation he conducted in the Groveland case.
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Florida, stated that he wishes his name to' be kept confidential in this matter
for reasons of professional reputation. .He stated that he was approached by
ALEX ACKERMAN} FRANKLIN- WILLIAMS, newspaper writer and a third man,, whose
■ he. does not recall, to assist in the preparation of the defense in the
. Groveland case • He said HORACE HILL may have been present at the time but
he was not certain.
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their case. Some of the defense witnesses had left the county because of
public opinion, and he, HOLLAND, assisted in locating them for the trial.
He said that he also helped draw up a' petition for the purpose of obtaining
a change of venue because of public opinion, but was unsuccessful in obtain-
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of any investigation of the Groveland case conducted by MOORE* He also said
he worked on the Case only because he was asked to do so and could not
ethicallv refuse and that he refused to accept a 'fee for his services.
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BASIS: For record purposes the following information
received in a report from. T-6, another governmental
agency is set forth.
The report of Confidential Informant T-6 , of known
reliability, covering «KKK ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL ^ FLORIDA" , relates in
substance that it Is ruoored the following individuals were instrumental
in bombing the MOORE residence: - •
(a) EARL BROOKLYN, white male, one hand missing, v&o re-
sides on Lake Mann, Orlando, Florida;
who also resides on Lake Mann, Orlando;
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street from American Bakery, Orlando, often seen wearing cowboy hat
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known to like to participate in acts of violence;
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Road between Apopka and Altamonte Springs, Florida;
(f) SCHMIDT ((aJU) , aka, Smitty, an employee of the Vinter
Garden Fruit Exchange, Vinter Garden, Florida, rumored to have been
instrumental in the dearth of a colored workman in Vinter Garden;
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(g) JOE WADE, operator of Wade*s Radio Repair Shop, Apopka,
stated to own a U. S. Machine Gun, also known to be a member of the KKK
and active in ’’night riding” in late 1950 and early 1951; night riding
was reportedly not authorized by the KLavem and was stopped by them,
three men stated to have been known .to have associated with WADE in .
these activities although they were not Identified in the report;
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Commission presently residing
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Economy Food Market, Apopka.
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report, it is to be noted that EARL BROOKLYN is a principal suspect
in instant case and -was erroneously described as having one hand miss
ing. The other BHQ0KI2N referred to as a twin brother of EARL is
actually the individual who has ap amputation of one arm and who is
not a tvdn of EARL BROOKLYN 'tot a brother’ four years EARL’s junior.
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Bakery in Orlando. TILLMAN H. BELVM, a suspect, resides 16 miles
of Orlando on Route 4, Box 400, Lake Drawdy.
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who liked to engage in KLan activities is actually EDWARD
Exalted Cyclops of an' Association of Georgia KLans KLavern in Ctrl
deareH bah/merelv as an individual residing
outside Apopka is actually
who was banished
Association of Georgia KLans in Apopica approximately lg years ago.
SCHMIDT described as a foreman at the Winter Garden Fruit
Exchange is actually ALFONSO F. SCHMITT, the present Exalted Cyclops
of the Association of Georgia KLans at Winter Garden.
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JOE WADE described as having a U. S. machine gun- and bein
known nan member is actually MARION EDWARD WADE, proprietor of Wad©
Radio Repair Shop in Apopka. WADE in 1951 was Exalted Cyclops of th
Association of Georgia KLans at Apopka and is active in KLan activit
in the Apopka area.
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The following investigation was conducted, by Special Agents
FRANK F. MEECH and TOBIAS E. MATTHEWS, JR. on February 1, 1952, at
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•was identified as the source of T- 6 information
concerning possible suspects in Apopka in instant
matter.
Dr. CHARLES H. DAMSEL advised that for three years he was
mayor of Apopka and during that tenure of office he endeavored to "clean
up the town". He stated that since his tenure of office as mayor he
has endeavored to keen informed o n activities in the Apopka area. Dr.
DAMSEL advised one | | has been his" patient for some time •
He said | | confidentially advised t^§i one LELAND GEORGE, MARION
EDWARD "JOE" WADE, T. J. McMENNAMY, ED/mQKSON and ROY C. RAMSEY are
individuals of ■unsavory character, not to be trusted, and that they
are suspected of having participated in some of the acts of violence that
have occurred- in the Apopka area in recent years ..
He stated he had also been told by
of Winter Garden is suspected of. being very active
that area.
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childbirth and during delivery Mrs. 'GEORGE stated she was quite con-
'cemed about her husband* s association with MARION E. WADE,. T. J.
McMENNAMY and EUGENE HOOD. According to Dr. DAMSEL Mrs. GEORGE stated
her husband had been spending a great deal of time with WADE, MeMENNAM?
and HOOD and was away from home every night ."carousing around".
According to Dr. DAMSEL, Mrs . GEORGE did not furnish any specific in-
formation regarding the association but principally expressed her
concern. DAMSEL stated it is his understanding LELAND GEORGE left
Apopka several months ago and is presently employed near Augusta, Georg
on the Atomic Energy project there.
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Bureau in any manner in -which he might be of service.
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Dr* DAMSEL said that when he first came to Apopka several
years ago the town was u rotten tt • Xt was not safe for a person to walk
on the streets* He took it upon himself to ,? cleari up the town 1 * and
said that during his three years as mayor he had gone a long way in^
accomplishing his objective* He indicated he is not through with his
reforming program as yet and that before he is through he intends to
”get the town completely clean* 1 *
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
H. MXNE SWBJNET at Eustis, Florida, on February 6, 1952.
BASIS: To locate and interview THOMAS HILLARD SCOTT
to ascertain "whether he is or has been a member of the
KKK and any information he may have Concerning instant
investigation in view of the fact he was a visitor in
the home of M e cousin, LEON HUTCHESON, at Mims, Flor-
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■ THOMAS HTT.T.fiRD SCOTT, Box 542, Mount Dora, Florida; was
interviewed at his place of employment -in Eustis and advised he was 03
Christmas Day, 1951, fishing with a girl friend at Oak Hill,, Florida.
He advised they went to the home of LEON HUTCHESON at Mim s and left t]
fish they had oqa&b at the HUTCHESON residence, returning to Mount
Dora that day. He stated they left Mims before dark and knew nothing
concerning the. death of MOORE prior to their reading it in the news-
paper. He advised he had subsequently talked to HUTCHESON and was of
the opinion HUTCHESON knew of no information relative the identities
of the perpetrators of instant offense. He further advised he had no
been and is not a member of the Ku KXux Klan and that, although he
had heard considerable about' the Klan, he knew little of its activ—
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MAINE SWINNET at Ocala, Florida, on February 6, 1952.
BASIS: To reinterview ANNIE BOSAELA MOORE, daughter
of victims, for any information she might have con-
cerning the allegation that she' had observed some
■white men walking around their house in • Mims , Florid
on the afternoon prior to her father *s death.
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where she teaches school and advised there was no basis for the above
allegation as she had certainly not seen ary white men walking around
their home at Mims on the day in question and had she seen such indiv-
iduals she would have reported this information. She assured the^
interviewing Agent that should ary information come to her attention
in the future she would make it available to this Office. She said she
visited in Mims the preceeding week-end and had received no information
relative the perpetrators of her father *s death.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent H. WAYNE
SWINNEI, January 25, 1952 at Orlando. Florida:
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BASIS: To reinterview JOHN P. KELTS > Route 7, Box 3720, relative to
having him. elaborate on his statement that ,! MQ0RE was not a tig
enough "man to hold the office he held and the office had outgrown
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Statement concerning MOORE* s not being a big enough man to hold the office of
Executive Secretary of the NAAGP and that the office had outgrown him, he felt
that MOORE lacked the dynamic personality which should accompany such an
office. ELLIS stated he further felt that MOORE did not capitalize upon
events that happened in order to increase the membership in the NAACP.
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the Lake County case, MOORE should have come to Orlando and instigated a
membership drive in the NAACP in an effort to build up the organization.
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According to ELLIS; MOORE was in a position to arbitrate disputes
that arose within the NAACP like the dispute in the local chapter at Orlando,
Florida, however MOORE would not take issue in these things and for that
reason he felt MOORE was not qualified as Executive Secretary of the NAACP.
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
MANLEY at West Palm. Beach. Florida on January 17 and IS, 1
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BASIS? Post card received by West Palm Beach
resident from unknown person, containing anti-*
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Mrs, EDITH SNYDER, P. 0. BOX 8025, West Palm Beach, Florida or
1619 Spruce Street, West Palm Beach, Florida, Telephone 2—2685 or 9616,
who is President of ‘the Property Owners Management Association in West Palm
Beach, Florida, turned over a post card addressed to the City Hall, This
post card is postmarked West’ Palm Beach, Florida, January 13, 1952, 6:00
P.M, And addressed "Mrs* EDITH SNYDER P.0.M,A. City Hal'l , W » Palm Beach, .
Fla," The following is on the reverse side of this card:
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"We congratulate you in your hate against nigras'A group is being
formed to represent as head with a salary worthwhile to confiscate
nigras property with aid of councilman REESE you fit into our- ■
plans admirably BILL HENDRIX our leader feel you represents ad-
. mirably arid we want you to speak on our recent success at Mimms
Fla abundance of material for you to work with'
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This post card was handed to -Mrs, SNYDER at a meeting at City Hall
and when' she read it she remarked that she was going to turn it over to the
FBI. She stated that most of the people at that meeting, which was an open
meeting, heard her make the remark that she was going to turn it over- to the
FBI. Mrs. -SNYDER stated that she does not know who would have sent the card
and that she does not know anyone named FRISCOM. She believes that it is a
political trick pulled by some of her political enemies.
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Mr, KEITH CHINN, City Manager, West Palm Beach, Florida, advised
that instant card came .in the afternoon mail of January 14, 1952 and that he
turned it over to Mrs. SNYDER on January 16, 1952* He did not know how to
reach her sooner and he knew that she would be at this meeting on January
3-6, 1952, Mr. CHINN stated that he does not know anyone named FRISCOM and
that he had no idea who would have sent the card. He stated that after he
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the identity of the person sending the card*
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Department or Sheriff *s Office, West Palm Beach, Florida - .
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A.M. January 17, 1952 someone telephoned the store where she works, a man*s
voice, and asked if she was -Mrs. SNYDER, she said yes and then the man
asked if she. were Mrs. EDITH SNYDER and she answered yes, then the man said
,5 Don*t turn that card over to the FBI that you received” and the man hung
up the telephone .
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no idea who called her on the phone. She stated she believes it is some-
one kidding her because she gave two newspaper reporters who were at the
meeting /when she daid she. would turn the card over to the FBI, her telephon
number and she believes that it was someone at the meeting.
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postmarked at West Palm Beach, Florida, and may have been sent by the same
unknown person as there was similar information on both.
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SWINNEI# January 17# 1952 at Plymouth# Florida:
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whether he was a member of the KKK and relative to his activities
in Mima# Florida on Christmas day at the home of his oousin# LEON
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advised that he and his family spent Christmas day at the home of his crnsin,
LE10N HUTCHESON at Mims, Florida and some of the relatives had gone fishing .
that day. He advised he helped clean fish at LEON HUTCHESON* s residence un-
til just after dark as they had to, use a flashlight in cleaning the last of
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• and had a drink ’ with him after which they left for Plymouth# Florida .
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According to SCOTT# he assumed they left Mims, Florida around 9
P.M. and knew nothing of the instant explosion until they read it in the
paper. ‘ ' •
SCOTT stated he was not and never had been. a member of the KKK
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to make a living subsequent to his "discharge , He further advised he spent
most of his evenings attending ’the vocational school in Orlando, Florida
and would have no time for Klan activities.
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The following Investigation was conducted by Special Agent
WINHET on January 16* 1952* at Groveland, Florida .
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BASIS: Reinterview JOHN BROWN* Box 351* Groveland*
Florida* relative MOORE* s activities in- Groveland in
July, 1951*
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.■were cerbain MOORE had not been -in Groveland in July* 195'u BROWN
advised Agent SWJNNKY that should MOORE have been in the Groveland
area the same would be’ known to KING LAMAR who "was considered the
leader of the negroes in that area#
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KING LAMAR, Box 285, upon contact advised^ that following the
, rape case at Groveland there was some talk of or ganging a chapter
of the NMGP at Groveland; however, the colored people felt this
■would only 'irritate the existing strife and they ref&sed to enter
into the fund raising campaign for the defense of tho subjects of this
rape case* LAMAR stated he was -positive MOORE had ^ not been in Grove-
land in the year and that he knew of no activities of MOORE ^in
that area since the rape ca-se occurred*. He advised MOORE had nov been
at Groveland attempting to organize a chapter of the MAOP but there
had been sot© talk of this« He advised he was considered the leader
of his people in that community and that after ^ the rape case occurred
the Ghief of Police and others had contacted him and arranged through
him for the evacuation of the colored people from Groveland®
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The following investigation was conducted by Special Agent
EUGENE T. GARBUTT on January 16, 19, and 31, 1952 and February 1 and 4, 1952
at West Pa]jm Beach, Fort Pierce and Wabasso, all Florida,
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BASIS: 1951 Florida license tag 6 W. 4560 ascertained to
be tag of automobile of HORATIO. GRISBY, President of the
Fort Pierce branch of NAACP and member of the Progressive
Voters League of Florida.
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of the Florida Highway Patrol, that 1951 Florida license tag 6 W 4560 belongs
to MAGGIE MURRAY , 630 — 7th Street;,, West Pairn Beach, Florida*
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Motors for a 1951 Plymouth in September, 1951,“
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advised he sold a 1948 two-door Pontiac, Florida license tag .6 W 456O to
HORATIO GRISBY, 538 Means ' Street, Fort Pierce, Florida,
\l Investigation, at Fort Pierce^ Florida revealed the .follow-
ing^^ HOMTIO - 538 Means Courts advised he owned a two^door 1948
Pontiac j 1951 Florida license tag 6 W 4560 ^ and that he is President of the
Fort Pierce Branch of the lIAA CE^and a m embe r of the Pro gre .s.siv^T^ters
.... ^ stated }ie is not a member of the Board of Directors
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of HARRY T. M00EE in Fort Pierce ; however, he was unable to furnish any
information as to the names of other close friends or enemies of the victims*
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NAAGP and that his job was voted out at the Daytona Beach Convention in *
November 1951 because' the organization felt it was getting too far into debt
to MOORE. He further said that nobody was out to get MOORE or his job* GRISBY
also recalled that the last time he talked to MOORE was at that convention
and' that MOORE never made any remarks about receiving any threats or object '
tions to his work of any kind* GRISBY recalled that MOORE was in Fort
Pierce two weeks prior to the bombing and wanted to see him but they were
not able to get together*
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GRISBY was unable to furnish the names of any of MOORE's
close friends and had no personal opinion concerning the bombing and knew
of no minister or other persons who may have attended Mrs, MOORE before
she died, .
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Pierce, Florida, advised he has known HARRY T. MOORE about six years and
attended his funeral at Mims., He stated that MOORE was in Fort Pierce
about three weeks prior to the bombing and addressed a Veterans meeting,
ALLEN said that in a private conversation prior to the meeting he, ALLEN,
questioned MOORE about the attitude of the people regarding his investiga-
tion of the Lake County shooting. MOORE replied, according to ALLEN, that
he had received possibly three threats and had them with him. ALLEN inter-
preted this to mean that MOORE had something in writing in either his brief
case or his car. ALLEN stated MOORE said, "I've had at least three; in
fact I've got them. in the car." ALLEN also recalled that he thought MOORE
said one. of the threats was from an official. At this point in the conversa*
tion, ALLEN s,aid, an interruption occurred and the topic was pursued no
further. He stated that he knew of nobody else MOORE might have talked to
about any threats and that, he knew of nothing else that would have a bearing
on this investigation. He furnished the name of JAMES YOUNG, DDS, Fort
Pierce, Florida who might have talked tp MOORE at the Veterans meeting*
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the negroes etad that he knew of nobody* who was MOORE 1 s enemy. He added that
he only knew Mrs. MOORE slightly and did not know any of her friends or
enemieso „ • ' *
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vised he knew HARRY TL.-MSORE about three years and attended his funeral at
Mims, Florida in a black 1948 four-door Chrysler sedan, 1951 Florida license
24 Vf 534 o He stated he met. MOORE at a NAA’CP meeting in 1949 when he was
requested to enter dental .practice at Fort Pierce, Florida', He stated he
was a member of the il&kCE. but has allowed his membership to lapse in the past
year. YOUNG added that he met MOORfe generally at meetings and did not con-
sider hi m self to be a close friend of MOORE ot Mrs. MOORE, He stated that
he last talked with MOORE at a Veterans meeting in Fort Pierce about three
weeks prior to the bombing. , ’
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YOUNG appraised MOORE as being well regarded generally by
negroes in and out of the NAACP and the Progressive Voters League of Florida,
However, he added MOORE possessed ajiriving personality of a type that could
make people dislike him although he does not know of anyone who was MOORE'S
enemy or who disliked him.
• YOUNG advised the colored woman in Wabasso, Florida was
reported to be the sister of a negro man named JACKSON, a fruit grove worker,
may have some information concerning the correspondence in MOORE 's brief case.
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JAMES YOUNG was the sister
Deerfield Groves, Wabasso,
Box 110, Wabasso , Florida*
named that the negro wo man mentioned by Dr*
of THEODORE JACKSON who is. employed by the.
Florida^ She is ISOEEHE J. NEWMAN, Post Office
ISOBELLE J /I NEl^/llAN , Post Office Box 110, Wabasso, Florida,
advised she was the sister of THEODORE JACKSON and also is Secretary of the
Wabasso Branch of the NAAGP, She stated that she last saw HARRY T. MOORE
and HARRIETT MOORE several months ago* She further advised that she did not
know any friends or enemies of the MOORES, and believed them to possess a
good reputation among negroes and in the NAACP. NEffliAN stated that the only
letters she had ever seen in connection with MOORE were some that concerned
the Grbyeland case* * She stated she was unable to recall- what the letters
contained and that she had seen then over a year ago. She stated that she
did not see Mrs* MOORE before she died nor did she attend the funerals*
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The following investigation -was c^anducted by Special Agents
FRANK F. MEECH, CLIDE P. ADEHHOLD and TOBIAS E. MATTHEWS, JR. on Jan-
uary 30 and February 3> 1952, at Orlando, Florida.
BASIS; HENRI SHEPHERD and .CHARLIE MAE SHEPHERD, fath-
and mother of deceased SAMUEL SHEPHERD "who ."was j ellie d
by Sheriff WILLIS V. McCALL, interviewed at their res:
denes inasmuch as information previously received tha
victim HARRI T . MOORE had visited SHEPHERD residence ,
short' time after SAMUEL SHEPHERD was • shot .
HENRI SHEPHERD, father of deceased SAMUEL SHEPHERD, advised
that he recalls that HARRI T. MOORE visited his residence in Orlando
a short time after the fatal shooting of SAMUEL SHEPHERD'. He stated
he is unable to recall the exact date MOORE visited his residence inas-
much as he had numerous callers and both he and his wife were very
much upset during that period of time over the 'death .of their son.
He stated well as he call recall KARRI T • MOORE was ac-
companied by J* P Kellis, the latter being very active in NA4££. work
in the ilelando ares\ SHEPHERD explained that the purpose of MOORE* s
visit was to explain to the SHEPHERD family that the body of SAMUEL
SHEPHERD could be obtained by his .parents and brought to Orlando for
burial. ' He stated M00RE f s entire conversation was devoted to a dis-
. cussion of the burial of SAMUEL SHEPHERD.
He also advised MOORE explained during his visit the ex-
penses would be taken care of without expense to the SHEPHERD family.
SHEPHERD explained he tinder stood this statement to mean that the NAACP
would financially assist the family in returning the body of their
son to Orlando and also in burial expenses.
According -to SHEPHERD, MOORE did not discuss any other mat-
ter tfnrlng the visit nor did he make ary statements regarding his
work or in ary way indicate himself -to be in personal danger.
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SHEPHERD stated this was the first time he had ever had any
personal contact with MOORE although he had often heard of MOORE is
work with the NAACP. He also advised he does not have any information
concerning the bombing of the MOORE residence or any ^information as
to the persons responsible for it. He said he was picking fruit in
the Mims area a few days before Christmas and upon returning to the
lm .3 area a few days after Christmas he .viewed the MOORE home. He
added he bad not received any information during that period of time
concerning the bombing.
CHARLIE MAE SHEPHERD, mother of deceased SAMUEL ^ SHEPHERD ,
was interviewed separately and was unable to furnish any information
/yHTioy* +.K'an -Kha-h f’nr’rri sVifid hv her husband. HENRI SHEPHERD.
HENRI and CHARLIE MAE SHEPHERD were questioned as to any
information they might have regarding the activities of MOORE in be-
half of deceased SAMUEL SHEPHERD with regard to the trial and subse-
quent conviction of SAMUEL SHEPHERD and which’ matters are generally
referred to as the Groveiand incident. They stated they had heard
that MOORE had been- active as a representative of the NAACP in obtai]
ing money for the defense of SAMUEL SHEPHERD but they pointed out th<
did not have any specific information in this- regard. They stated
the only time they had seen MOORE was during the vijj&t he paid to th<
home as described above . and they reiterated they did not have any in-
formation whatsoever regarding MOORE’S activities.
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M. ALEXANDER at Jacksonville, Florida, on January 25, 1
BASIS: 1951 Florida tag 2W-12565 was observed at
the funeral of victim HARET T. MOORE at Mims, Florida.
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owner of this tag to secure any information he might have relative the
persons responsible for the deaths of the victims.'
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belonging to CHARLES MALLORT VAtGHT, 1355 West 8th Street, Jackson-r
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CHARLES MALLORnWAUGHT was interviewed’ at his home and stated
he is employed as a carrier 'for the U. S* Post Office in Jacksonville.
He stated he was a member . o f the HAACP c hapter in Jacksonville and had
formerly been the treasurer of the chapter in Jacksonville many years
. ago. He knew HARRT T. MOORE but did not know MOORE* s wife .and attended
MQORE*s funeral. He advised he had hO' information as to the activities,
of MOORS Ju3t' pri 9 r to his death, inasmuch as he had not seen MOORE in
over a year.
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this crime but felt that the basis for the bombing was principally be-
cause of MQORE*s activities in various counties over the state in se-
curing equal pay for teachers* He said he had no specific information
as to • MQOEE*‘s activity along that line but he knew MOORE had been in-
strumental in securing equal pay for colored ' teachers in several counties
throughout the state.
has been contacted on several previous occasions by
Agents of the FBI at Jacksonville and has furnished reliable information
He stated he would be glad to report any information concerning negro
activities in Jacksonville and should any information concerning this
particular crime come to attention he would imme diately report same.
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AOT, EGBERT
ARNOLD j . (Dentist)
1941 Baick Sedan, 1951 Fla. tag 6W6625 • . • •
194S Baick:, 2-tone, -2-door, 1951 Fla. tag 6W1298
194S Hudson Club Coupe, 1951 Fla. tag 6W4565 *
BAKER, JUDGE JOHN . . . 4 . . . . * * •
BARR, ROBERT
BASS, E. K* '
BATES, CLIDE
84, 85
. . 98
66, 67
. . 49
. . . 76
. . . 79
. . . 75
* . . 62
... 71
• 44, 47
4 , 9 , 10
. • • 24
BELTON, TILLMAN HOLLEY "CURLY"
BEERY,. JOHN ....
BOGAR, WILLIAM "BILL"
• .17
. 1, 2, 32, 33« 37s 50, 54, 57, 6 5, 66,
67, 68, 71, 86, 87
I . * . 48, 49, 53, 60, 61, 62, 63, 88
. . - ‘ . . 50
BRANTLEY, EVERETT *
BRANTLEY, ‘JAMES • •• « * • * * * !• * * * * * *.*
BROOKLYN, EARL J. 1, 32, 35, 37, 49., 50, 54, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 86,
BROOKLYN, EDGAR . . * ... 65 , 86,
BROWN, BEN A
BROWN, JOHN
BROWN, DONA ......... * .......
BRYANT, PEEK! JAMES 4,
BYRD, CHARLES * ‘ '
BYRD, Mrs. CHARLES (ETHEL) .
BURNELL AUTO RENTALS . . ►
CARLILE . . * ‘
CARLTON, DOYLE ...........
CHINN, KEITH ...
CLOUD, F. • * V
COOPER, SAMUEL W tu.
81
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CEEAMETTE FROZM CUSTARD STAND 30
CUTTER, DR. R. A * .... 25
DACUT, PAUL "POPCORN" . . . . * '.24
DAMSEL, DR. CHARLES H . . . . . 88, 89
DAUTEY, JOCILLE .......... 24
DAVIS, .EDWARD D. ...... .7a H
DAVIS, LEE ... 50, 54a 60, 64, 65, 66, 67 , 63, 69 , 72
DAVIS , > MRS. LEE 68
DAVIS, ROBERT E. 64 , 65, 66
DIXON, ALTON, JR 49, 60
DIXON, ALTON, SR. ....... 49, 60
DUNAWAY, WILL I AM ..... ............... 61
DURRANGE, FRANK M. ..... • ••»'••• 41
EAST COAST TRADE WINDS' ........................ 30, 31
ELLIOTT, JEFF 25
ELLIS, JOHNNIE P • * 6,.. 92-, 100
EVERETT, JAMES CICERO 33, 34, 35, 36
EVANS, JOHN .......21
FIELDER, ERWIN 21
FOLSOM, BILL 22
FORTENBERRY, A. ‘ . 1, 27, 28, 29, 30,31 (description)
FRISCQM, LLOYD 93, 94
FULLER. ALLEN M. ........ 1 ............. 67 , 69 , 70
FULLER, AILEN M. ...... .
FULLER, MRS. ALLEN M. (MARION)
GEORGE, LELAND
GEORGE, MRS. LELAND ....
GODJNG, WALTER
GRANT, SUSIE BELL .....
GRANT, WALTER
GRISBY, HORATIO ......
67, 69, 70
. . 86 , 88
. ... 88
.... 50
.... 17
. . 17, 19
. ... 97
GROGAN, JOHN HENRY D. •••66, 68
GRIGGS, EARL T. "TRIGGER” .30
HACKER, LEROY' * - S 4
UATT Tiro CSwnriCTtA . . . .. . . . ...... . > . . . 8
HAMPTON, F. ox,
HART, EMMETT MONROE » . . *48, 49 , -50 (description) 51, 53 , 54, 59,
HARTER’, DR. • * • * ! * 1 * * *
HAETZOG, WILLIAM "BILL" . 50, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71,
HAWKINS., V. D. ......... • *
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HENDRIX, BILL 33? 34? 93
HESTER, DORQTHX . . ' 17? 18
HESTER, JAMES . . . 17? IS
HILL, HORACE E S3? 84? 85
HITCHCOCK, REV. 0. V. . . . 68, 69
HOLLAND, ARTHUR HENRI .38, 43? 44? 70
HOLLAND, S. UNDSET, JR. 84? S5
HOLLAND, SENATOR SPESSAED ‘84? 85
HOLLAND, WILLIAM B. ............ * 25
HOLMAN LINCOLN MERCDRT GO . . ., .......... . 79
HOOD, EUGENE 87? 88
HOWARD, MORGAN 50.
•HOWELL, R. G.- ... . .50, 54? 60, 65
HUGGINS, PH IL IP ........ • 50
HUTCHESON, HILLARD 95
HUTCHESON, LEON -90, 95
JACKSON, EDWARD "EDDIE" 36? 65, 86, 87, 88
JACKSON, THEODORE 99
JAMES BILL #•#*•*♦*•»***'**•*♦**•*'*•**•** 54^
.JOHNSON, BURROUGHS A. "ART" . . . . 39? 40, 41, 42
JOHNSON, JAMES B 1, 38, 39 (descxipfcxon.) , 40, 41? 42, 67 , 6S','72
JOHNSON, MRS. JAMES B. (MARTHA) ............. *••••• • 40
JOHNSON, JIMMIE . . . 23
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N, LEWIS E. * . . » • . . * ... * * *.*. * * • 66? 67
j REV. R. H.~. ........ * * • 6 ?
JOHNSON, WILLIAM 39
, • "DOC" H>' 12
. 2, 21, 43? 46, 47? 50, 54,. 66, 67? 68
10
JUDAH, ROBERT L.
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, G. W. .... i
KING, EDGAR ......
KBIGSLEI HARRIS HARDWARE
KXZER, "PRECHER" . . -
LACET , ROSCOE L. . .
LAMAR, KING
74
50
73
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96
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1951 Florida
1951 Florida
1951 Florida
1951 Florida
1951 Florida
1951 Florida
•1951 Florida
1951 Florida
- 1951 Florida
1951 Florida
1951 Florida
1951 Florida
LOCKETT, J. C. .
LOOKS , F. E. .
LOTT, 0. 0. . .
LOWE, RAMONA . . .
2E-950
2W-12565
6W-1298
6W-4560
6W-4565
6W-4648
6W-6625
12-2318 ,
12-4477
12-7210
12-8720
24W-534
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. . 77
. 102
* . 79
. . 97
. . 75
. . 75
75 , 76
• • 81
. . 81
. . 81
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MALLEI, J« Do, CONSTRUCTION CO
... 81
. . . 9 8
. o . 97
• 65, 66
. 81, 82
* . .l83
. . . 73
, 65, 74
MARTINO, LUCIUS 17, 19
MASON, -L. R. 14
McCALL, SHERIFF WILLIS V. .......... 31, 12, 34, 77, 78, 100
McDERMDTT See T. J. McMsnjiamjr
McGAUNN, ARTHUR * . . 79
McMENNAMI, T. J. ...... 53, 54, 55 (description), 87, 88
MERRITT ISLAND LUMBER CO 27, 30
MITCHELL, JAMES J ............ 38
MITCHELL, JOHN 17
MOODl, RALPH 30
MOORE, ANNIE ROSALEA ....... 91
MOORE, ROSA . . . . . ' .. . •••••■• 10
MURPHT CONSTRUCTION CO. . . 75
MURRA3C, MAGGIE #97
NEAL, CADER MASON 15
NEWMAN, ISOBELLE J. ............... #99
nisbet, Dafe
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PEPPER, CLAUDE . . . . * 82'
PERKINS, PAUL' . . . , . . * 83
PIERSON, JOHN 60
"POPCORN" ..••••.. See Paul Dacui
POLK CONSTRUCTION CO. . - 73
POSTELL, BESSIE i ^ . ■. ..." 10
POSTON, TED - 83
RAMSEY, HUGH L ....... i ... 56 , 58
RAMSEY, ROY CARLOS 2, 50, 54, 56, 57? 58 (description) , -60, 86, 87, 88
RAMSEY, MRS. ROY C. (MILDRED L. McCURHY) '. 58
REED, THOMAS ......... ..... 6
' REISNER, FEED . * 36 , 48, 49? 59 * 66, 6l, 62, 63
EEISNER, HARVEY 59
ROUNDTREE, ' EDDIE L.. . . . 76
ROUNDTREE, LLQYD . . . .* .76
RYAN, NAT 50
SARGENT, ERIC V 13
SAWDEY, ROY . 77
■ SCHMIDT See "Alfonso F. Schmitt
SCHMITT, ALFONSO F. "ALEX” . . 2, 21, 43? 44= 45 (description) , 46 , 50?
60? 65 , 66, 67? 63? 71? 86, 87?- 88
SCHMITT, MRS. ALFONSO F, (EDNA) ........ 44
SCOBIE, JEAN . • .25
SCOTT, JAMES ARTHUR 95
SCOTT, THOMAS HILLARD . * 90
SEYMOUR, RICHARD H., JR. . . . . 79
SEYMOUR, MRS. RICHARD H. . 79
SHARPE, GEORGE 25? 26
SHEPHERD, CHARLIE MAE ‘ 100, 101
SHEPHERD, HENRY ......... 100, 101
SHEPHERD, "OLD MAN" . . . . 48, 60, 61
SHEPHERD, SAMUEL ............ 2, 100, 101
SHIPMAN, ARTHUR EVERETT * • . 7
SIMMONS, CLEVELAND . . 75
SMALLWOOD, ESTELLE ........... 80
SMALLWOOD, PERCY . 80
SMATHERS, GEORGE 82
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SMITH, JOE EDWARD .
SMITH, DR.- ROBERT L
SNIDER, EDITH . . .
STARR, DAVE . . « .
49s 54s 60, 62, 63
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75
93 s 94
, . ; 71
STEVENS, R. G k&, 53
•’TATTLER, FLORIDA”
TAILOR, LUTHER .
TAILOR, PORCHER .
THOMAS, TIN! . .
THURSTON BROOKS USED GARS
TROPICAL DINER
TUCKER, G. M. . . . . . '.
.. .77
. .23
77, 73
• - 36
. 54
. .75
■ . 77
7ls 72
, . 10
. . 102
>T, CRANDALL JEFFERSON .17s 18,
IGTON, 0. K li 32,
, ROWLAND • • •
ER, B. F. , JR.
5R, B. F« , SR.
, DAWSON . . .
AMS, EHfia . ^ 3ee H. T» WHli<
AMS, BUCK . * - • *
AMS, 0. T. (deceased)
AMS, FRANKL3N__._^„3-~.- • • • • * • °3,
AMS, H. T., Sheriff . 23,
HGHAM, W. C * • • • - LL: '
S, BEN ....... *
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.... li 32 , 37
l..;... 84
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WOMACK, MELVIN
YOUNG, JAMES
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Confidential Informant T-l is Detective L. S. REZNOLDS
who . requested that his identity be kept confidential »
T-2 is
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Cocoa* Florida,
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whose identity is known to the Bureau*
T-4 is
Florida, Association of Georgia KJLans, wno nas requesuea
be kept confidential.
■Wildwood
identity
T-5 is
ose identity is known to the Bureau
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lated January 2^, 1952i
One copy of this report is being designated for the New York
Office for information inasmuch as it is maintaining lia ison with
National Headquarters of the NAACP.
Two copies of this report are designated for the Charlotte Of-
fice inasmuch as it is anticipated- investigation will be requested of
that office in the near future.
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Will locate and interview ISLAND GEORGE 'who is reported to be a
carpenter employed by the Atomic Energy Commission and who is presently
residing at Pine Shade Trailer Park, Jackson, GEORGE has been reported
to be a member of the Association of Georgia Klans and banished ^ and ,
thereafter considered a n renegade”. Dr. CHARLES H. DAMSEL confidentially
advised that GEORGES wife had stated he was associated with a group
of men she suspected of being Klansmen. GEORGE should be interviewed
to determine whether or not the name of victim HARRY T., MOORE has ever
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been mentioned at any ELan meetings or in any conversation he might
have had -with KLansmen. He should also be interviewed for any informa-
tion he mil furnish regarding KLan activities as well as any informa-
tion as to the persons responsible for the bombing of the MOORE resi-
dence. It has been reported that suspect EARL J. BROOKLYN, also con-
sidered a "renegade” , had in his possession a copy of the floor plans
of the residence of MOORE. BROOKLYN supposedly had these plans at a
ELan meeting at Apopka, Florida, approximately lj years ago. GEORGE
should be questioned as to whether or not he recalls BROOKLYN having
these plans in his possession.
MIAMI OFFIC]
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Will report results of additional Laboratory examinations . .
Further leads for the Miami Division are not being set forth inas-
much as they are being handled on an immediate basis within the Division.
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Numerous telephone calls from fee Bureau to *
numerous teletypes between, MiancL and the Bureau as -
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DATE OF REMOVAL
DATE OF MAIL
HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR MR. LAMPHERE TO BE KEPT PERMANENTLY IN HIS
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HARRIETT MOORE, VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR.
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COMMITTEE OF TWELVE KLANSMEN WAS APPOINTED TO IDENTIFY PERSONS RESPO-
NSIBLE FOR MOORE BOMBING . JOHNSON DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF OR PARTICI-
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PATION IN BOMBING OF MOORE RESIDENCE, BUT ADVISED THAT ANY INFO DEV
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ELOPED BY THE KLAN COMMITTEE WOULD BE FURNISHED IMMEDIATELY TO BUREAU
AGENTS EVEN IF KLAN INVOLVED, AS KLAN DESIRES TO EXONERATE ITSELF AS
RESULT INSTANT INVESTIGATION IN ORLANDO, FLA. AREA. INVESTIGATION
CONTINUING TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL SUSPECTS AND RENEGADE KLANSMEN
FOR EXHIBITION TO
AT CREAMETTE IN ORLANDO.
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MOORE HOUSE REINTERVIEWED EXHAUSTIVELY TODAY STATES EMPHATICALLY
THAT BROOKLYN VISITED - JH£l™!iTlCALLY,
RN, THE A POPKA OF THE A. G. K. AT TIME
^AFTER THE MEETING AND OUTSIDE ov nun n
NG BROOK,™ APPROACHED HIM AND HE BELIEVES A SMALL eE0 „P OF OTHER
EMBERS which WAS COMPRISED of ROBERT JUDAH AND FRED REISNER CONST*
AT APOPKA AND PRESENT E. C. OF S. K., APOPKA. RE^ITs THAT FOLLOW!^
STATEMENTS MADE BV BROOKLYN T0.THE GROUP QUOTE LISTEN, FELLOWS, I-VE ^
| DEAL. NOW, THIS NIGGER MOORE BP AT MIMS IS THE HFan nr Tur„
and HE HAS played A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN TRYINnTS^rnTr”^-
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MEN OVER. -IS THERE ANY OF YOU THAT WANT TO GO WITH ME UNQUOTE. INFOR-
MANT STATES CONVERSATION ENDED ABRUPTLY AT THIS POINT, WITH NO ONE
STATING OR OFFERING ANY HELP, AND BROOKLYN DIDN-T PUSH HIS QUESTION
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ANY FURTHER. INFORMANT DREW FROM HIS RECOLLECTiON THE DRAWING AS HE SAW
IT, PLACING THE SPOT W HERE MOORE SLEPT AND' PLACING THE FRONT DOOR IN THE
CORRECT
FROM THE HOUSE, INFORMANT DID NOT DRAW BUT INDICATED A ROAD SOMEWHERE
BETWE EN TH E RR TRACKS AND THE HOUSE WHICH IS ALSO CORRECT. INFORMANT
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ALSO DREW A SKETCH SHOWING THE KLAN MEETING HALL. OUTDOOR LIGHTS AND
LAYOUT WHICH WAS LATER PERSONALLY VIEWED BY AGENTS AND FOUND TO BE
EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED. INFORMANT STATES BELVIN AT SAME MEETING BUT NOT
PRESENT WHEN BROOKLYN DISCUSSED MOO'RE AND EXHIBITED FLOOR PLANS. NOTH-
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ING SAID TO INDICATE ACTION PLANNED BUT INFORMANT REITERATED THAT HIS
IMPRESSION WAS THAT MOORE WAS TO BE GIVEN A WHIPPING BECAUSE OF HIS
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case that Metis' HARR? 1.* "I5S0RE xtas" a supporter of P DIT.T%& - WARPffi? and'
.after WARES - ! xas elected gdvernor' ! df Florida, I-2COI23 " on one occasion
interviex-jsd WABEffi* In August , 1949 'iJQOBE lUsrote a ’letter to Governor ,
regarding the beating of WALT® LSMiVS!, 3AI-ISEJ I-EPS3EB and
GBSSLS^^SWiLSE by- lake County .officers -follox-ang the alleged, rape of
a 'Lake County yhitu x-jomn by these individuals. . EGGBE called ropon the
governor to iauedi&teiy ‘ have an investigation’ aside • into the alleged beat'
ings and also requested that. they not be entrusted to the custody of - •
the Lake County officer© again and that they be aXlo'wsd ' to - leave Radford
Penitentiary only under special. guard. / - * , \ -
by- Lake County .office-
.. Subsequent to this tim.SAWUEL SHEPHERD' vas. shot and killed /
fcy Lake County Sheriff WILLIS V^pcC/JX and WALTER LEE IEVIK xjas severe!?;
auunded near Castilla, Florida /during the ' tirae Sheriff UcCALL xias
transporting the. prisoners to Tavares , ' Florida , for a hearing mth re-
gard to a. retrial .of the raps cause- in x-tech SHEPHERD and IRVIII x-ssre t-&
convicted and sentenced- to death • ' " iffg CTnTrRnpa^ ) , .- aw. <
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Investigation- has disclosed that i-XjOEE x-ss vit ally interested
in the trial of these negroes xdiich is generally referred to as the - •
Grovelaud Case fend in this regard I-250KS . x-jas very 'active in soliciting •
funds for tlxo defense of the negroes* . There is- some belief, although
unsubstantiated by specific information"; that the death of E0DH2 and Me-
xjLfe came about as a result ©f.EOOHEts efforts in regard to the Grovelsad.
case. Investigation to date has hot 'disclosed any evidence or informs,-
tion that persons in lake County x-jere responsible for the bosahing*. '
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Information has been .received also that sometime during 1949
tx-K> x-jitLte' men x-sere making inquiry at JSras* Florida, regarding the xihere- 3
abouts of HARHf Ti I-2X>SB t s .home and .one stated to a sill: delivery man-
that he •■.as,, a deputy sheriff' ’“or sheriff of Edison County,* Florida j and
Ms reason for his interest in EDGES x-ras ■ that EDGES had x-aitteh a letter ‘
to Governor. HARREiI '-hicks tjas postmarked I-2 j Florida * The ’Edik delivery
aan stated he gathered fro®, the brief conversation mth this aan that
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investigation, is pending in Kadi son Countjr to ascertain from the Kadi'son
County Sheriff *s .Office if anyone from that office. was inqairin ; in 1949
as to the whereabouts of EGORS . It is to be noted that SFiJSS^ iEOlCAS*
who was one of the negroes tdro .allegedly raped the white, . ' - -v'- ' V .- *s ja - ^ JL~ .*>
County along with IRVIN , SHEPHERD and GRESNEEE ms shortly after the
.arm, whereupon the men approaching him shot 'and ' hilled him. It is not
loaown whether KOOHB did any investigation or corcmimicated with the 1 gov-
ernor office in regard to the shooting of ERNEST THOI-13 in Edison
County. ' . . ’ .
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at. Tallahassee, - Florida, and' ascertain what contact 1-200RE had with that -
office, either in p^son or -by correspondence, as mil as the nature of
any complaints he might have made to the go\ ? srnor I s off ice, involving
incidents in Florida which night afford any information of value in, ; de-
teimirdng the identities of the persons responsible for the killing of -
the victims. Also ascertain if the governor » s office instructed officials
of _ l-Iadison bounty to make inquiry regarding KOORE. - - . ■
at . Tallahassee ,
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UNSUBS, HARRY T. MOORE, HARRIETT* tfOORE, VICTIMS, DECEASED., CR. FRED
CONSTABLE AND TREASURER PAREN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS EC PAREN
OF SK DASH KKK AT APOPKA, WHO ACCORDING TO RECOLLECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL
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INFORMANT WAS PRESENT IN SMALL GROUP WHEN FLOOR PLANS MOORE HOUSE . SHOWN,
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DENIES EVER SEEING THE PLANS OR EVER HEARING OF HARRY MOQR EJLNTIL^-O gg
THE CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBING.*,, STATES HE DOES NOT BELIEVE BROOKLYN WOULD
SOLICIT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE APOPKA KLAN BECAUSE OF QUOTE BAD BLOOD
UNQUOTE EXISTING BETWEEN BILL *B0£AR WHO WAS EC AND BROOKLYN, REISNER
K»N
EXPLAINED THE BAD BLOOD BY STATING BOGAR WAS APPOINTED KLEAGLE PAREN
TITLE OF AN ORGANIZER FOR THE ORDER PAREN BY SAM ROPER MUCH TO THE DIS-
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PLEASURE OF BROOKLYN AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN WINTER GARDEN AND ORLANDO.
BROOKLYN AND OTHERS, IDENTITY UNKNOWN, TRIED TO GET BOGAR OUSTED AS KLEA
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GLE AND EC. LATTER INFO SUBSTANTIATED IN PART BY INFORMANT WHO STATED
PREVIOUSLY THAT A GROUP COMPRISED OF BELVIN, BROOKLYN, JUDAH, MASK AND
JACKSON IN A MEETING AT APOPKA DEMANDED BOGAR-S RESIGNATION. REISNER
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WHITE MA N NAMED L. T. HUNT IN APOPKA APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AG O. REIS-
NER STATES EMPHATICALLY THAT HE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOORE BOMBING NOR
HAS HE EVER HEARD ANY RUMORS OF ANY PERSONS BEING INVOLVED.
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SUBJECT: ' UHKNOWUSDBJEGTS ; HARRY
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There are attached sufficient sets of pages 156
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be attached to copies of referenced report*
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WHITE OWNER OF QUOTE LITTLE HARLEM UNQUOTE, COLORED CAFE AND
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JUKE JOINT IN APOPKA, FLA., ADVISED SHE RECEIVED INDIRECTLY ON-
OR ABOUT DECEMBER EIGHT, FIFTYONE, A THREAT THAT SHE SHOULD GET
OUT OF BUSINESS AND IF SHE DID NOT HER PLACE WOULD BE DYNAMITED.
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A KLANSMAN OF THE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS KKK* ADVISED SHERIFF DAVE
STARR OF THREAT AND WAS TOLD HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT MAN-
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POWER TO GUARD HER PLACE AND IF*SHE RECEIVED SUCH A THREAT SHE
SHOULD GET OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE STARR DID NOT WANT HER TO A
GET HURT. STARR SAID QUOTE YOU HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THE SOUTH
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DOES WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT UNQUOTE. ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER p
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DUCTED EXTREMELY CURSORY INVESTIGATION REFUSING TO LIFT OBVIOUS
FINGERPRINTS. WILLOUGHBY HAD PEACE WARRANT TAKEN OUT DECEMBER
TEN LAST FOR GODING BUT IT WAS NOT SERVED. SHE WAS TOLD BY
SHERIFF STARR THAT SERVING THE WARRANT ON GODING WOULD NOT
-SERVE ANY PURPOSE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WANTED HER OUT AND WOULD
NOT DO ANY BOMBING BUT WOULD HAyE MEN COME IN TO DO THE JOB
FROM SOME DISTANT PLACETS UCH\ AS MIAMI. MRS. WILLOUGHBY THERE-
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Bigotry Blemishes
American Democrat
By PRANKGONOTFF
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S O NOW Tm back in America
and the thrill of being home
carries a terrific wallop untiL I
pick up a newspaper and learn
that bigotry is oh the bounce in
our blessed land again.
This time it’s Florida where an
ugly rip in the fabric of democracy
has made its appearance. Man
named Harry Moore and his wife
were bombed out of their bedroom
and killed by some people who,
X guess, resented his attempt to
build a dec.ent life for his family
and, his race. *
The fact that Harry^lo orp
was a Negro is b esfde the point .
Yjfhat happened in Mims, Fla.,
isj somber testimonial that the
forces of evil aren’t all operating
ojit of Moscow. We have people
at large right here in the United^
States who are as much a threat
to our liberties as any Kremlin <
agent, *
When you travel overseas; you
unconsciously store up impressions
proving to yourself the superiority
of the homeland to anything en-
countered in the Old World. An
American in Europe these days is a
proud man as he sees his country
emerging fo the fore and shoulder-
ing responsibilities never before
essayed by a single nation. ^ ,
And behind the material , evi-
dence of; American generosity, you
know there is an intangible dedi-
cation to freedom that quite
anything
of atrocities such. as the Moore
bombing, there is a shriveling of
your belief in the righteousness
* of American folkways. You know
instinctively that theMoore case
will be trumpeted by Russian
propagandists all over the world.
You know that whoever fused
the bomb has contributed might-
ily to the Kremlin’s arsenal.
American Negroes, by -and
large, 'have earned the gratitude
of their fellow citizens by their
complete resistance to Commu-
nis? blandishments. The one
section of the American-popula-
tion wherein the Red organizers
might be expected to make
headway has presented a united
front against the comrades.
Terror, abuse, and grinding pov-
erty have been unable to shake
the American Negro’s faith in
democracy. They have taken
their stand as loyal American
citizens and the overtures of the
Kremlin have fallen on barren
soil,
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3C was talking about this a few
days ago with Judge F. X. Mc-
Gohey, the man who. prosecuted
and secured the cbnviction of
the ten Communist leaders in
the famous trial before Judge
Harold Medina. The latter’s
masterful handling of the trial
produced nationwide acclaini,
but I have always thought that
Mr. McGohey’s brilliant conduct
the Continent. Americans at their of the case was its outstanding
• i _ 2 _ V .L Jll. AM/1 A _ 1 ~ ,
best have a breadth of spirit and
a warmth of emotion far surpass-
ing the meager philosophies of the
older .cultures.
feature.
Mr. McGohey and dedicated
aides such as Irving Saypol worked
round-the-clock for almost 20
But when you return and read months in. preparing the case.
They studied every facet of the
Communist, creed and apparatus.
They proved in court that they
had a finer knowledge of the Red
mechanism than 'the comrades
ithemselves. And what do you
Itlaink impressed Judge McGohey
the most during his intensive
study of the Communist penetra-
tion in America? listen: s
“It was the Communists’ in*. '
ability to secure any foothold
among the Negro population.
The Comintern had taken it for
granted that it would be easy to
secure recruits among the Ne-
groes. The proper strategy to be
used in penetrating the Negroes
was the ^.subject .of ^high-level
discussion. And everything they
tried was a terrible failure. The
Negroes just wouldn’t buy their
propaganda.
“When it came time to pick
a' jury, many good lawyers said
that X had made a mistake in
accepting Negro jurors. But I
knew different. There were
three on the jury, one the fore-
man. I was convinced they
would judge the case strictly on
the evidence and not be swayed
by any demagogic appeal from
Communist counsel.”
Outrages such as 'the Mooro
bombing . are cruel sores blemish-
ing the otherwise healthy body of
American democracy. The big
point is that they shouldn’t b©
allowed to happen at all. Florida,
authorities and the Federal Gov-
ernment should be held strictly to
account if they fail to bring the
killers to justice.
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UNSUBS, HARRY TMlOORE, HARRIETT MOORE, VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR. PHILIP
SAMUEL HUGGINS, APOPKA, FORMER EC OF APOPKA KLAVERN KKK AND FOR SEVERAL
YEARS HOLDING VARIOUS OFFICES IN BOTH AGK AND SK, INTERVIEWED. ADVISEpJ
HE WAS ONE OF BILL BOGARrS OFFICERS AND IN FAIRLY REGULAR ATTENDANCE
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BROOKLYN OR BELVIN. ADMITTED READING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT HARRY
MOORE AND HIS ACTIVITIES IN NAACP BEFORE BOMBING AT MIMS. SUBSTANTIAL
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UNABLE TO DESCRIBE PARTICIPANTS OR FLEEING AUTOMOBILES. AS HE DROVE BY
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IN CAR, SAW ONE MAN HAVE WHAT HE BELIEVES WAS A SHOT GUN AND HURRIEDLY
DROVE AROUND CORNER TO GET OUT OF LINE OF FIRE. WHILE OUT OF SIGHT HEARD
GUNFIRE. PERRY MOORE,
, AND WARREN BERNHARD, INDIVIDUALS
WHO ACCORDING TO Cl WERE BILL BOGAR-S OFFICERS WHEN HE WAS EC AND IN
FAIRLY REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS DURING PERIOD WHEN BROOKLYN IS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE DISCUSSED HARRY T. MOORE AND EXHIBITED FLOOR PLANS MOORE
HOUSE, INTERVIEW ED. PERRY MOORE ADMITS KLAN MEMBERSHIP,^ DENIES KNOWING
BROOKLYN OR BELVIN OR SEEING FLOOR PLANS. REFUSED TO DISCUSS KLAN ACTIV-
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ITIES OR -KLAN MEMBERS. THOMPSON DENIES KNOWING BROOKLYN OR BELVIN,
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ADMITS KLAN MEMBERSHIP, BUT DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES.
BERNHARD DENIES KLAN MEMBERSHIP OR KNOWING EITHER SUSPECT. OTHER MEN
WHO WERE BOGAR-S KLAN OFFICERS BEING INTERVIEWED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPT
♦
APPOINTMENT MADE FOR MARCH FIRST TO INTERVIEW ROBERT L. JUDAH, WHO IS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE SEEN FLOOR PLANS ALONG WITH BOGAR AND’ FRED REISNER.
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UNSUBS, HARRYmOORE,
U R G E N T all INFORMATION CONTAINER .
HEREIN* IS UNCLASSIFIED/
A . Rosen— pfiTT?. -1 S- %3fe_ BY
HARRIETT^MOORE, VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR. LESTER,
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GORDON HARDEE, WHO ACCORDING TO Cl WAS ONE OF BILL BOGAR-S OFFICERS
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DURING PERIOD WHEN Cl SAW FLOOR PLANS OF MOORE HOUSE, INTERVIEWED.
HARDEE IS PRESENTLY A POLICE OFFICER ON APOPKA PD AND WAS MEMBER OF
KLOKANN COMMITTEE WHEN BOGAR WAS EC. HARDEE APPEARED COOPERATIVE. STATES
HE KNOWS BELVIN AND BELIEVES HE HAS SEEN HIM AT KLAN MEETINGS IN APOPKA
BUT DOES NOT RECALL SEEING BROOKLYN THERE. THINKS HE HAS VISITED WINTER
GARDEN KLAN WHERE HE MET EARL BROOKLYN. DURING TIME WHEN BOGAR WAS EC
HARDEE WORKED FOR A BOX MFG. CO. AS NIGHT WATCHMAN AND ABLE TO ATTEND
KLAN MEETINGS ONLY ONE OUT OF FOUR. STATES HE HAS NEVER SEEN FLOOR PLANS
OF MOORE HOUSE AND HAS NEVER HEARD BROOKLYN DISCUSS MOORE AND CLAIMS HE
NEVER HEARD OF MOORE UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBING. RECALLS BOGAR C
HAVING A DISLIKE FOR THE QUOTE BROOKLYN BOYS UNQUOTE AND FREQUENTLY (t
MAKING REFERENCE TO THEM. ALSO CLAIMS BOGAR BARRED THE BROOKLYNS FROM
ATTENDING MEETINGS. BELIEVES DIFFERENCES EXISTED BECAUSE BOGAR APPOINTED
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KLEAGLE BY SAM ROPER AND THINKS ORLANDO OR WINTER GARDEN WANTED THE
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UNSUBS. HARRY T i f - / 5 - g 3 - RY A
. . UBS, HARRY T . MOORE, HARRIETT MOOReTvICTIMS, D EMASED^CB .
EDUARD HAYES, WHO ACCORDING TO Cl NAS ONE OF BILL BOGAR-S KLAN OFFICER
AND. ONE OF THOSE IN REGULAR ATTENDANCE WHEN THE Cl SAW THE FLOOR PLANS
OF MOORE-S HOUSE, INTERVIEWED. HAYES IS PRESENTLY EC OF THE SK KKK IN
APOPKA AND WAS COOPERATIVE WITH AGENTS. HAYES JOINED AGK KLAN IN FEB.
forty-nine.
WAS ELECTED AN OFFICER UNDER BOGAR IN JANUARY, FIFTY.
AUGUST TEN, FIFTY KLAN IAS CHARTERED UNDER SK KKK AND BOGAR RENAMED
FIFTY IT 1 " DECEMBER ’ FIm WEN KAffiS EJECTED ED. HAYES INSTALLED^JAN
- ' ' KNOWS BROOKLYN AND BELVIN AND RECALLS SEEING BOTH IN .. 1
e“n vfl* o K f!! D :!?l 0KEyN .° E MLVIN DISCUSS “RRY MOORLAND
RECALLS READING NEWSPAPER
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meetings.
HAS NEVER SEEN FLOOR PLAN MOORE-S HOUSE,
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RE BIRMINGHAM TEL TWENTYEI GHTH INSTANT
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UACB AGENT OF THIS OFFICE HILL SIT IN ON CONFERENCE TALLAHASSEE,
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DIRECTOR, FBI AND SACS -MOBILE,
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VICTIMS, CIVIL RIGHTS, CLANCY LAKE, REPORTER, BIRMINGHAM NEWS,
ON FEBRUARY TWENTY SIXTH LAST REPORTED TO BIRMINGHAM OFFICE THAT
*
HE AND INVESTIGATOR BEN L. ALLEN, WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL, WENT
TO OPELIKA, ALABAMA, TOGETHER TO SECURE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
RECENT BOMBING OF HOME OF HUGH BENTLEY AT PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA,
AND INFO£MAN£ p ^^ WHICH HE STATED HAD
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THE BENTLEY .HOME, THE BOMBINGS IN MIMS AND MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND
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THOSE OF THE NEGRO HOMES IN THE NORTH SMITHFIELD COURT AREA IN
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BIRMINGHAM WERE ALL PERPETRATED BY ONE E, E. CAMPBELL, WHOM HE
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DESCRIBED AS THE EXALTED CYCLOPS OF THE ROBERT E, LEE KLAVERN
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NUMBER ONE OF THE KKK AT BIRMINGHAM. THIS INFORMANT COULD NOT
FURNISH ATTHA T_ T IME,,. A NY.S PEC I F I C E V I D EN CE LINKING CAMPBELL TO
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THESE. BOMBINGS BUT INDICATED „IHtTi c HIS MURCE M
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FROM OUTSIDE OF APOPKA KLAN WERE ALEX SCHMITT OF WINTER GARDEN, WHO
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USUALLY VISITED ABOVE, AND ROY RAMSEY AND EDDIE JACKSON OF ORLANDp,^lHO
WERE PARTICULARLY OPPOSED TO BOGAR-S POSITION AS KLEAGLE. DOES^NOT^ ,
RECALL EITHER BROOKLYN OR BELVIN BEING INVOLVED IN THAT OUSTER MOVEMENT
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RECALLS ROBERT L. JUDAH BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER EVER SEEING HIM AT AN
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APOPKA KLAN MEETING. TEDDY LAWRENCE SMITH, WHO ACCORDING TO Cl WAS f ' J
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ALWAYS REGULAR IN ATTENDANCE DURING BOGAR-S TERM AS, EC, INTERVIEWED.' 1
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KNOWS BOTH BROOKLYN AND BELVIN. RECALLS SEEING THEM AT KLAN MEETINGS.'
DENIES EVER SEEING FLOOR PLANS' ‘OR EVER HEARING BROOKLYN DISCUSS MOOREV
NEVER HEARD OF MOORE UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBING.
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AND CORROBORATED THE INFORMATION FURNISHED BY LAKE PREVIOUSLY.
THEY INDICATED THAT THEIR SOURCE OF INFORMATION ALSO SECURED
INFORMATION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IN TOUCH WITH E. E.
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CAMPBELL. ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT NAME THIS PERSON, HE* IS BELIEVED
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INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE 'iN TOUCH WITH AN INFORMANT AT
BIRMINGHAM WHO WAS FORMERLY A KLAN OFFICER AND WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY
FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION RESULTING IN A MURDER CONVICTION
OF KLAN MEMBERS. THIS SOURCE IS OF THE BELIEF THAT ALL BOMBINGS
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MEN T IONED WERE PERPETRATED BY WILLIAM HUGH MORRIS AND BILL HENDRIX.
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KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLU X KLAN, MIAMI ORIGIN. BEN ALLEN STATES THAT
NEITHER HIS BIRMINGHAM NOR OPELIKA INFORMANTS HAVE FURNISHED ANY
INFORMATION THUS FAR WHICH WOULD ENABLE HIM TO CONDUCT ANY
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION TENDING TO IMPLICATE CAMPBELL. MORRIS
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OR HENDRIX IN ANY OF THE BOMBINGS. HE STATES THAT HE IS MEETING
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WITH BOTH INFORMANTS OVER T HE APPROACHING WEEK END AND WILL MAKE
AVAILABLE RESULTS OF THESE INTERVIEWS IMMED IATELY TO THE
BIRMINGHAM OFFICE. BEN ALLEN STATED THAT THE OPELIKA INFORMANT
S
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HAS INDICATED THAT THE MIMS, FLORIDA, BOMBING WAS A DEVIATION
FROM THE REGULAR ROUTINE AS THE INFORMANT HAD -INFORMATION THAT
A CLOCK WAS USED IN THIS INSTANCE TO DETONATE THE CHARGE.
IN PREVIOUS BOMBINGS THE EXPLOSIVE HAD BEEN HURLED FROM A MOVING
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VEHICLE. CAMPBELL IS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED IN THE BIRMINGHAM
FILE PERTAINING TO KKK ACTIVITIES OVER A PERIOD OF MANY YEARS.
IN MOST ACTIVITIES HE HAS STAYED IN, THE BACKGROUND AND HAS NOT
RECEIVED THE NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY THAT OTHER KLAN OFFICERS HAVE.
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HE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE FAIRFIELD STEEL WORKS OF THE
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TENNESSEE COAL, IRON AND RAILROAD COMPANY AT BIRMINGHAM AS A
MACHINIST SINCE NINETEEN THIRTY SEVEN. THE CREDIT FILES REFLECT
THAT HIS FULL NAME IS EITHER ELLIS EDGAR CAMPBELL OR EDGAR
ELLIS CAMPBELL. HE IS FORTY THREE YEARS OF AGE, HAVING BEEN BORN
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ON NOVEMBER NINE, NINETEEN NAUGHT EIGHT. ” THE CREDIT FILE CONTAINS
NO REFERENCE TO HIS KLAN ACTIVITIES AND INDICATES THAT HE HAS
"A GOOD BUSINESS REPUTATION AND IS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ENGAGED IN
ANY ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL PRACTICES.** TIME AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS
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OF CAMPBELL-S EMPLOYER BEING CHECKED TO DETERMINE HIS WHEREABOUTS
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AT TIMES OF VARIOUS BOMBINGS AND THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FURNISHED
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BEN L. ALLEN HAS ADVISED THAT AFTER ONE OF THE BOMBINGS OF NEGRO
HOMES IN BIRMINGHAM HE AND LOCAL OFFICERS PICKED UP AND INTERVIEWED
CAMPBELL IN DETAIL. ENDEAVORING TO IMPLICATE HIM IN SAME. ALLEN
STATES THAT HE AT THAT TIME, ..AFTER CAMPBELL DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT,
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INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO BOMBINGS IN BIRMINGHAM
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TELEPHONED THE GOVERNOR-S INVESTIGATOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
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J. J, ELLIOTT, TALLAHASSEE, REACHING HIM AT HIS CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
HOME, AND REQUESTED ELLIOTT TO MEET HIM IN NEAR FUTURE TO CHECK
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INFORMATION WITH HIM RE FLORIDA BOMBINGS. ELLIOTT INFORMED ALLEN
THAT HE HAD NO RECORDS OF HIS INVESTIGATION, HAVING TURNED SAME
OVER TO FBI, BUT THAT HE WOULD BE GLAD TO MEET ALL EN IN
TALLAHASSEE ON MONDAY, MARCH THIRD, AND WOULD ALSO REQUEST AN
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FBI AGENT TO MEET WITH HIM, TO WH ICH ALLEN AGREED . ALLEN-S IDEA
IN THIS MEETING IS TO CHECK FURTHER DETAILS WHICH MIGHT IMPLICATE
CAMPBELL IN THE FLORIDA BOMBINGS. HE EXPECTS TO PROCEE D TO
TALLAHASSEE AND MEET ELLIOTT AT FOUR PM AT THE GOVERNOR-S OFFICE
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END PAGE FOUR
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SECURED FROM MORGUE OF BIRMINGHAM NEWS AND- WILL BE FORWARDED
AMSD TO BOTH MIAMI AND MOBILE, TOGETHER WITH COPY OF MEMORANDUM
OF INTERVIEW WITH ORIGINAL INFORMANT LAKE.
FOR INFORMATION OF MOBILE AND MIAMI, ANY CONTACT BY AGENTS WITH
PERSONS OUTSIDE BUREAU SHOULD BE HANDLED IN SUCH MANNER TO
PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY OF ALLEN KNOWING, THAT INFORMANT LAKE HAD
PREVIOUSLY VISITED BIRMINGHAM OFFICE PRIOR TO DATE OF HIS VISIT
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RY T. MOORE, HARRIETT MOORE , VICTIMS, DECEASED, CR
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WIRE, BLIND-FOLDED, GAGGED, LAYED ON STOMACH AND BEA TEN UNCONSCIO US.
CHILDS AT TIME WAS DIVORCED AND WAS VISITING WITH PAULINE DUDLEY,
WHO IN TURN WAS DIVORCED FROM HORACE DUDLEY, A KLAN MEMBER, AND '
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ASSOCIATE OF SUSPECT- SCHMITT. CHILDS TOLD BY MEN HE WAS BET ME takfKi
HE WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AND RECORDS SHOW CONDITION AS SEVERE
MENTAL SHOCK AND BODY SEVERELY BRUISED ON BACK AND BUTTOCK. TOLD BY
MEN IF HE TALKED HE WOULD BE KILLED. WHE N RELEA SED FROM HOSPITAL HE
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P ERMIT AND TOLD CHILD S QUOTE T O WATCH YOURSEL F UNQUOTE* NO REPOR T
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KNOWN, SHOWN CHILDS NEGATIVELY* CHILDS DEFINITELY CLAIMS IF CON-
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FRONTED WITH ASSAILANTS, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY TWO OF THEM
BY APPEARANCE AND VOICE AND WOULD PROSECUTE. SEVERAL OTHER ATTEMPTS
HAVE BEEN MADE ON CHILDS SINCE FIRST BEATING* KLAN .MEMBERS WINTER
GARDEN AREA CONSIDERABLY UPSET BY BUREAU-S INVESTIGATION AND Cl
3AYS MOST MEMBERS WILL NOT ATTEND MEETINGS BECAUSE
THEY FEEL THEY ARE BEING SURVEILLED BY AGENTS.
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OHMS A .P LANE. IF SO, FURNISH MIAMI COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, IDENTIFICA-
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OBTAINABLE, AL SO DETERMINE IF PLANE LEFT AIRPORT DECEMBER TWENTYFIFTH
A ND IF FLIGHT PLANS FILED WITH CA A, FORWARDING SAME TO RA ORLANDO,
FLORIDA, PO BOX THREE WO TWO THREE, AMSD, CC MIAMI. EXPEDITE. SUTEL.
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